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Foundation Ascent

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Water Tower Mountainbike Trail, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, 81507, United States
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Climb Profile

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1480 m1495 m1510 m1525 m12.1% from 0 m to 6 m8.8% from 6 m to 9 m8.6% from 9 m to 13 m6.5% from 13 m to 16 m11.1% from 16 m to 19 m10.0% from 19 m to 22 m12.1% from 22 m to 26 m14.5% from 26 m to 31 m10.1% from 31 m to 38 m12.5% from 38 m to 41 m10.0% from 41 m to 44 m3.1% from 44 m to 48 m5.5% from 48 m to 53 m16.7% from 53 m to 58 m4.4% from 58 m to 63 m25.6% from 63 m to 67 m36.8% from 67 m to 77 m14.0% from 77 m to 81 m8.9% from 81 m to 86 m7.0% from 86 m to 90 m6.8% from 90 m to 102 m8.8% from 102 m to 107 m14.3% from 107 m to 112 m13.9% from 112 m to 116 m9.8% from 116 m to 121 m5.8% from 121 m to 126 m2.9% from 126 m to 130 m1.6% from 130 m to 136 m6.1% from 136 m to 139 m-2.7% from 139 m to 143 m0.0% from 143 m to 146 m0.0% from 146 m to 155 m0.0% from 155 m to 158 m4.2% from 158 m to 162 m9.3% from 162 m to 167 m9.5% from 167 m to 171 m11.4% from 171 m to 175 m9.8% from 175 m to 180 m11.6% from 180 m to 185 m10.0% from 185 m to 189 m8.9% from 189 m to 193 m8.7% from 193 m to 198 m3.4% from 198 m to 204 m0.0% from 204 m to 209 m2.1% from 209 m to 213 m-9.4% from 213 m to 217 m-3.7% from 217 m to 222 m6.5% from 222 m to 225 m21.4% from 225 m to 231 m18.8% from 231 m to 234 m18.2% from 234 m to 237 m26.5% from 237 m to 242 m15.6% from 242 m to 247 m13.9% from 247 m to 250 m1.9% from 250 m to 256 m-3.3% from 256 m to 262 m0.0% from 262 m to 265 m-2.9% from 265 m to 268 m-3.7% from 268 m to 274 m-4.4% from 274 m to 278 m1.7% from 278 m to 284 m3.2% from 284 m to 287 m0.0% from 287 m to 291 m2.8% from 291 m to 295 m2.3% from 295 m to 299 m0.0% from 299 m to 303 m2.4% from 303 m to 307 m-2.6% from 307 m to 310 m-9.8% from 310 m to 315 m-16.3% from 315 m to 319 m-19.2% from 319 m to 325 m-11.3% from 325 m to 330 m0.0% from 330 m to 334 m-4.5% from 334 m to 339 m6.2% from 339 m to 344 m9.8% from 344 m to 348 m10.5% from 348 m to 352 m14.3% from 352 m to 355 m-7.7% from 355 m to 360 m-18.7% from 360 m to 363 m-14.6% from 363 m to 368 m-8.3% from 368 m to 371 m9.5% from 371 m to 375 m4.9% from 375 m to 379 m0.0% from 379 m to 384 m12.8% from 384 m to 389 m14.3% from 389 m to 393 m20.5% from 393 m to 397 m16.1% from 397 m to 400 m-4.0% from 400 m to 405 m-3.9% from 405 m to 410 m3.8% from 410 m to 415 m15.8% from 415 m to 421 m22.0% from 421 m to 426 m35.8% from 426 m to 431 m39.4% from 431 m to 434 m31.3% from 434 m to 438 m19.6% from 438 m to 442 m14.3% from 442 m to 448 m13.3% from 448 m to 452 m11.8% from 452 m to 456 m0.0% from 456 m to 459 m11.6% from 459 m to 463 m13.2% from 463 m to 467 m9.7% from 467 m to 470 m17.6% from 470 m to 474 m13.1% from 474 m to 480 m10.4% from 480 m to 485 m4.4% from 485 m to 489 m6.1% from 489 m to 496 m-2.2% from 496 m to 500 m-2.0% from 500 m to 505 m8.9% from 505 m to 510 m2.3% from 510 m to 514 m-5.9% from 514 m to 517 m2.3% from 517 m to 522 m9.1% from 522 m to 526 m3.3% from 526 m to 532 m-2.7% from 532 m to 536 m2.1% from 536 m to 541 m13%7%5%-0%12%2%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m500 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.54 km / 0.34 miles
Elevation gain41.1 m / 135 ft
Average gradient6.9%
Maximum gradient31.5%
Elevation high1,520.4 m / 4,988 ft
Elevation low1,483.1 m / 4,866 ft
Climb difficulty score3,729.45

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,344,644th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 134,243rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 6,590th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 97th out of 262 cycling climbs in Mesa County.

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Ranking 51st out of 142 cycling climbs in Grand Junction.

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