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Ridgecrest climb

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Tractor Supply Company, 125, Old Hwy 70 East, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 28711, United States
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Climb Profile

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1.7 km to 1.7 km1.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km1.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km-3.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km14.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-15.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km-5.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km0.0% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km-1.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.9% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km0.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.1% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km0.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km1.8% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km2.9% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km3.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.8% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km5.7% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km7.4% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km2.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km6.1% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km3.5% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km4.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km3.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-0.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km1.2% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km0.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km2.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km0.5% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km0.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-1.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km-0.8% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km-0.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-1.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-1.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km-0.4% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km0.0% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km1.2% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km1.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km1.7% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km1.8% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km2.2% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km3.7% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km3.3% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km3.8% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km3.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.5% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.7% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.1% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.6% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.8% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.1% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km5.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km13.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km4.7% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km7.7% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-3.9% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km18.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km-3.4% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km3.2% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km11.0% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km1.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km-1.7% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km4.2% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km4.9% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km3.4% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km1.3% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km2.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.2% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.8% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km2.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km1.9% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km5.3% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km0.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km4.2% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km0.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km1.9% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km1.7% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km2.8% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km1.1% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km3.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km3.7% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km5.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km3.6% from 3.7 km to 3.8 km7.2% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km6.4% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km8.6% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km7.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km9.5% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km9.8% from 3.8 km to 3.8 km10.1% from 3.8 km to 3.9 km8.9% from 3.9 km to 3.9 km9.4% from 3.9 km to 3.9 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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.97 km / 2.46 miles
Elevation gain90.3 m / 296 ft
Average gradient2.3%
Maximum gradient9.6%
Elevation high812.7 m / 2,666 ft
Elevation low721.46 m / 2,367 ft
Climb difficulty score9,044.53

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 646,721st out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 52,812th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,051st out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

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Ranks 192nd out of 597 cycling climbs in Buncombe County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 30 climbs) in Black Mountain.

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