Capitol Hill
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.46 km / 0.29 miles |
| Elevation gain | 21.2 m / 70 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.6% |
| Maximum gradient | 8.9% |
| Elevation high | 267.81 m / 879 ft |
| Elevation low | 246.11 m / 807 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 2,120.6 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 1,829,718th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 202,948th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 821st out of 1,745 cycling climbs in Iowa. |
⚖ Ranks 145th out of 364 cycling climbs in Polk County. |
⚖ Ranking 75th out of 160 cycling climbs in Des Moines. |
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