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Porcupine Quill Climb

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Porcupine Passage, Fond du Lac, Midway Annex, Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Uncategorised

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Climb Profile

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225 m245 m265 m285 m9.1% from 0 m to 4 m12.1% from 4 m to 8 m0.0% from 8 m to 12 m23.4% from 12 m to 16 m23.8% from 16 m to 21 m-25.6% from 21 m to 25 m5.6% from 25 m to 28 m28.1% from 28 m to 32 m6.7% from 32 m to 36 m12.1% from 36 m to 43 m13.5% from 43 m to 48 m13.8% from 48 m to 54 m10.9% from 54 m to 59 m0.0% from 59 m to 62 m15.9% from 62 m to 67 m7.9% from 67 m to 70 m5.7% from 70 m to 74 m21.2% from 74 m to 77 m-6.7% from 77 m to 80 m-11.1% from 80 m to 85 m-5.6% from 85 m to 88 m-16.1% from 88 m to 94 m13.3% from 94 m to 97 m0.0% from 97 m to 101 m-12.1% from 101 m to 104 m-11.1% from 104 m to 109 m-12.8% from 109 m to 114 m-4.5% from 114 m to 118 m2.4% from 118 m to 122 m8.3% from 122 m to 126 m3.0% from 126 m to 129 m3.2% from 129 m to 132 m-5.3% from 132 m to 136 m-12.2% from 136 m to 140 m-13.9% from 140 m to 144 m-10.8% from 144 m to 147 m-8.1% from 147 m to 151 m-2.8% from 151 m to 155 m5.0% from 155 m to 161 m11.4% from 161 m to 165 m13.0% from 165 m to 170 m10.5% from 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553 m to 558 m15.0% from 558 m to 562 m32.4% from 562 m to 565 m31.7% from 565 m to 570 m36.0% from 570 m to 575 m22.6% from 575 m to 580 m6.1% from 580 m to 583 m0.0% from 583 m to 587 m-11.5% from 587 m to 592 m-23.4% from 592 m to 597 m-24.4% from 597 m to 601 m0.0% from 601 m to 606 m5.1% from 606 m to 612 m-7.7% from 612 m to 616 m-11.9% from 616 m to 620 m-7.0% from 620 m to 626 m13.8% from 626 m to 632 m25.0% from 632 m to 636 m14.0% from 636 m to 641 m7.3% from 641 m to 647 m5.8% from 647 m to 652 m2.9% from 652 m to 656 m0.0% from 656 m to 660 m0.0% from 660 m to 664 m7.7% from 664 m to 675 m-2.4% from 675 m to 679 m0.0% from 679 m to 684 m-14.6% from 684 m to 688 m3.7% from 688 m to 694 m0.0% from 694 m to 697 m32.5% from 697 m to 701 m-35.1% from 701 m to 704 m9.3% from 704 m to 709 m2.6% from 709 m to 713 m-7.5% from 713 m to 717 m-13.9% from 717 m to 720 m0.0% from 720 m to 726 m-3.2% from 726 m to 729 m14.3% from 729 m to 733 m24.4% from 733 m to 737 m19.4% from 737 m to 741 m18.9% from 741 m to 744 m28.9% from 744 m to 749 m31.0% from 749 m to 753 m27.3% from 753 m to 756 m2.9% from 756 m to 760 m23.3% from 760 m to 764 m17.6% from 764 m to 767 m20.0% from 767 m to 770 m12.2% from 770 m to 774 m16.7% from 774 m to 779 m8.6% from 779 m to 784 m12.9% from 784 m to 788 m16.9% from 788 m to 793 m5.9% from 793 m to 797 m2.0% from 797 m to 802 m-6.5% from 802 m to 805 m-1.6% from 805 m to 811 m7.1% from 811 m to 817 m3.2% from 817 m to 820 m-7.7% from 820 m to 824 m-9.5% from 824 m to 828 m-11.8% from 828 m to 831 m4.0% from 831 m to 836 m14.7% from 836 m to 840 m15.6% from 840 m to 843 m14.0% from 843 m to 849 m10.7% from 849 m to 854 m-2.5% from 854 m to 858 m-26.7% from 858 m to 863 m-20.0% from 863 m to 866 m-17.6% from 866 m to 869 m-6.4% from 869 m to 874 m8.3% from 874 m to 880 m15.8% from 880 m to 884 m15.8% from 884 m to 887 m1.7% from 887 m to 893 m-13.9% from 893 m to 897 m-17.1% from 897 m to 901 m-18.2% from 901 m to 905 m-17.5% from 905 m to 909 m-10.8% from 909 m to 913 m-1.8% from 913 m to 919 m0.0% from 919 m to 922 m7.9% from 922 m to 926 m11.4% from 926 m to 930 m14.6% from 930 m to 935 m20.0% from 935 m to 939 m22.2% from 939 m to 943 m21.6% from 943 m to 946 m17.9% from 946 m to 950 m31.6% from 950 m to 954 m33.3% from 954 m to 958 m26.8% from 958 m to 964 m0.0% from 964 m to 967 m-19.5% from 967 m to 971 m-24.3% from 971 m to 978 m-26.7% from 978 m to 983 m-20.0% from 983 m to 987 m-16.7% from 987 m to 991 m-15.8% from 991 m to 995 m-22.6% from 995 m to 998 m-17.8% from 998 m to 1.0 km8.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km23.4% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km17.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km18.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km26.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km22.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km16.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km14.9% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km14.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km16.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km14.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km4.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.6% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-3.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km2.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-4.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-13.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-18.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-17.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-15.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-11.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km2.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-2.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km3.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km2.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-5.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-15.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km14.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.9% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km18.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km5.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km10.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km3%5%4%3%6%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance1.27 km / 0.79 miles
Elevation gain53.7 m / 176 ft
Average gradient4.2%
Maximum gradient30.3%
Elevation high280.8 m / 921 ft
Elevation low227.1 m / 745 ft
Climb difficulty score5,371.22

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 1,041,896th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 96,227th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 487th out of 5,050 cycling climbs in Minnesota.

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Ranks 95th out of 309 cycling climbs in Saint Louis County.

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Ranking 87th out of 255 cycling climbs in Duluth.

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