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Ridgecrest Rt 70

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Kim's Cuts, 191, Old Hwy 70 East, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 28711, United States
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Climb Profile

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720 m750 m785 m815 m1.1% from 0 m to 37 m1.1% from 37 m to 64 m1.2% from 64 m to 113 m1.3% from 113 m to 159 m1.2% from 159 m to 200 m1.2% from 200 m to 242 m1.0% from 242 m to 281 m3.9% from 281 m to 314 m5.7% from 314 m to 341 m7.1% from 341 m to 358 m7.5% from 358 m to 378 m6.1% from 378 m to 396 m4.5% from 396 m to 420 m2.6% from 420 m to 439 m5.0% from 439 m to 441 m6.0% from 441 m to 446 m1.0% from 446 m to 466 m-0.9% from 466 m to 488 m-1.6% from 488 m to 520 m-1.5% from 520 m to 554 m-1.6% from 554 m to 598 m-1.3% from 598 m to 654 m0.4% from 654 m to 706 m2.1% from 706 m to 754 m3.8% from 754 m to 788 m4.1% from 788 m to 813 m4.0% from 813 m to 843 m3.3% from 843 m to 864 m4.2% from 864 m to 886 m4.4% from 886 m to 910 m4.0% from 910 m to 938 m4.0% from 938 m to 965 m3.8% from 965 m to 989 m2.9% from 989 m to 1.0 km2.3% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km1.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.8% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km0.6% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km0.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km1.4% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km1.5% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.6% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km0.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km0.4% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km0.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.5% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km0.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.4% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km1.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km1.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km2.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km3.7% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km4.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.0% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km5.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km4.7% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.9% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km3.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.2% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.4% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.8% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km0.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-0.3% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km-1.2% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km-0.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km-0.7% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km-0.6% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km1.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km1.9% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km3.4% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.7% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3.7% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km4.7% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km4.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.4% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km5.1% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km5.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km5.6% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km5.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km5.9% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km5.4% from 3.0 km to 3.1 km6.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km6.6% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.2% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km5.3% from 3.1 km to 3.1 km4.9% from 3.1 km to 3.2 km3.7% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.4% from 3.2 km to 3.2 km2.2% from 3.2 km to 3.3 km2.5% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km2.6% from 3.3 km to 3.3 km2.8% from 3.3 km to 3.4 km1.8% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.3% from 3.4 km to 3.4 km2.9% from 3.4 km to 3.5 km3.7% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km5.0% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km6.9% from 3.5 km to 3.5 km7.8% from 3.5 km to 3.6 km9.0% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km9.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km10.5% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km8.6% from 3.6 km to 3.6 km9.8% from 3.6 km to 3.7 km8.3% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km8.5% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.9% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km4.2% from 3.7 km to 3.7 km2%2%1%1%3%2%4%8%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km3 km3.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.71 km / 2.31 miles
Elevation gain90.6 m / 297 ft
Average gradient2.4%
Maximum gradient9.6%
Elevation high812.5 m / 2,666 ft
Elevation low721.92 m / 2,368 ft
Climb difficulty score9,052.89

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 646,100th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 52,742nd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,049th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

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Ranks 191st out of 597 cycling climbs in Buncombe County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 6th most difficult cycling climb (out of 30 climbs) in Black Mountain.

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