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Howelsen Hill

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Bluffs Loop Trail, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, 80487, United States
Cat. 3

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Climb Profile

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m to 815 m10.2% from 815 m to 829 m-20.8% from 829 m to 832 m7.8% from 832 m to 843 m-2.8% from 843 m to 857 m7.5% from 857 m to 889 m1.4% from 889 m to 917 m5.9% from 917 m to 943 m-2.5% from 943 m to 963 m8.2% from 963 m to 982 m16.1% from 982 m to 993 m3.8% from 993 m to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km0.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.1% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.6% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km6.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km54.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km29.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km19.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.2% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km2.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km-5.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-5.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-7.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.9% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.5% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km5.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-11.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-6.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.9% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km21.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km13.2% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km11.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km41.7% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km9.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km4.8% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km7.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km2.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.1% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km13.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.3% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km20.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km13.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km11.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km4.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km6.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km15.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km9.3% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km8.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-5.2% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km-3.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-4.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km-2.7% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km-10.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.1% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km8.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km10.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.1% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.0% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km3.0% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km16.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km13.8% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km1.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km0.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.8% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km2.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-16.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-1.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km0.0% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km13.6% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km15.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km18.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km13.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km10.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km5.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km20.9% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km8.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km4.9% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km3.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km10.1% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km12.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.1% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km25.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km5.3% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km4.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.0% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km12.7% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km6.1% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km8.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km7.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km15.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km15.2% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km0.0% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km14.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km8.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km15.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km9.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km6.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km9.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.0% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km10.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km20.9% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km13.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.4% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km10.2% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km0.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.3% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km25.6% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km8.0% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km7.2% from 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km5.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km8.7% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km7.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.9% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km8.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km21.1% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km14.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km14.0% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km14.9% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km11.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.6% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km7.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km-3.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km8.3% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km20.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km2.8% from 3.9 km to 4.0 km5.5% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km12.2% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km5.3% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km13.5% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km0.0% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km12.9% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km14.7% from 4.0 km to 4.0 km11.8% from 4.0 km to 4.1 km16.9% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km13.5% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km8.8% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km13.2% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km10.8% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km9.0% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km4.4% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km6.5% from 4.1 km to 4.1 km8.6% from 4.1 km to 4.2 km22.4% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km12.1% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km7.5% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km20.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km5.9% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km14.6% from 4.2 km to 4.2 km-4.9% from 4.2 km to 4.3 km5%5%5%9%11%0 m1 km2 km3 km4 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance4.25 km / 2.64 miles
Elevation gain306.66 m / 1,006 ft
Average gradient6.4%
Maximum gradient18.8%
Elevation high2,381.32 m / 7,813 ft
Elevation low2,106.87 m / 6,912 ft
Climb difficulty score27,397.61

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 137,119th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 9,088th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,129th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 46th out of 213 cycling climbs in Routt County.

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Ranking 38th out of 168 cycling climbs in Steamboat Springs.

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