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BC -> Rainbow Saddle

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Why Not, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, 80477, United States
Cat. 2

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Climb Profile

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from 726 m to 744 m9.3% from 744 m to 762 m30.4% from 762 m to 778 m27.1% from 778 m to 789 m7.0% from 789 m to 801 m2.0% from 801 m to 820 m5.7% from 820 m to 845 m8.5% from 845 m to 868 m7.1% from 868 m to 892 m8.9% from 892 m to 913 m9.2% from 913 m to 933 m14.0% from 933 m to 955 m15.9% from 955 m to 976 m14.3% from 976 m to 990 m17.6% from 990 m to 1.0 km12.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.7% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.9% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km24.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km39.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km36.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km15.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.3% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km8.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km4.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 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to 3.6 km4.4% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.7% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km4.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km6.1% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km12.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km20.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km28.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km23.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km18.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km16.1% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km16.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km15.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km13.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km13.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.6% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km-3.0% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km6.1% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km0.5% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km11.6% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km20.7% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km24.3% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km25.0% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km17.4% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km15.8% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km13.1% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km18.9% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km23.2% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km16.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km17.0% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km9.7% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.0% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.0% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km9.0% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km12.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km17.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km16.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km8.9% 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance4.52 km / 2.81 miles
Elevation gain491.8 m / 1,614 ft
Average gradient10.9%
Maximum gradient29.4%
Elevation high2,756.4 m / 9,043 ft
Elevation low2,264.6 m / 7,430 ft
Climb difficulty score49,168.27

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 38,971st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 2,514th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 416th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 12th out of 213 cycling climbs in Routt County.

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Ranking 11th out of 168 cycling climbs in Steamboat Springs.

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