Pinnacle Wall

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Red Fox Lane, Beech Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina, United States

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Climb Profile

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1175 m1225 m1270 m1320 m6.9% from 0 m to 14 m22.2% from 14 m to 16 m8.7% from 16 m to 23 m5.8% from 23 m to 30 m10.3% from 30 m to 40 m16.0% from 40 m to 42 m13.2% from 42 m to 50 m12.1% from 50 m to 56 m10.5% from 56 m to 60 m12.2% from 60 m to 68 m9.5% from 68 m to 73 m10.9% from 73 m to 78 m11.1% from 78 m to 80 m15.4% from 80 m to 84 m17.1% from 84 m to 87 m9.1% from 87 m to 96 m21.1% from 96 m to 98 m17.1% from 98 m to 105 m6.6% from 105 m to 111 m10.3% from 111 m to 117 m15.1% from 117 m to 122 m11.8% from 122 m to 124 m10.6% from 124 m to 133 m11.1% from 133 m to 135 m17.9% from 135 m to 141 m12.7% from 141 m to 149 m10.5% from 149 m to 151 m12.8% from 151 m to 158 m12.7% from 158 m to 165 m21.1% from 165 m to 167 m14.8% from 167 m to 175 m10.2% from 175 m to 181 m10.5% from 181 m to 184 m10.8% from 184 m to 194 m17.6% from 194 m to 200 m12.1% from 200 m to 204 m14.5% from 204 m to 209 m15.8% from 209 m to 217 m5.1% from 217 m to 232 m11.8% from 232 m to 234 m14.8% from 234 m to 242 m21.1% from 242 m to 244 m14.5% from 244 m to 250 m12.5% from 250 m to 259 m11.1% from 259 m to 270 m17.1% from 270 m to 274 m16.2% from 274 m to 277 m13.2% from 277 m to 285 m11.1% from 285 m to 287 m14.9% from 287 m to 293 m17.6% from 293 m to 297 m17.1% from 297 m to 300 m11.8% from 300 m to 309 m14.7% from 309 m to 318 m10.5% from 318 m to 322 m10.4% from 322 m to 330 m11.5% from 330 m to 338 m16.9% from 338 m to 346 m14.7% from 346 m to 352 m0.0% from 352 m to 354 m14.5% from 354 m to 361 m15.4% from 361 m to 366 m5.8% from 366 m to 373 m18.5% from 373 m to 378 m11.8% from 378 m to 380 m16.9% from 380 m to 387 m12.5% from 387 m to 390 m17.0% from 390 m to 395 m12.0% from 395 m to 403 m19.7% from 403 m to 410 m7.8% from 410 m to 415 m18.8% from 415 m to 418 m15.9% from 418 m to 424 m26.7% from 424 m to 426 m13.2% from 426 m to 433 m11.8% from 433 m to 437 m20.4% from 437 m to 442 m25.6% from 442 m to 445 m21.8% from 445 m to 451 m22.2% from 451 m to 454 m11.1% from 454 m to 457 m19.0% from 457 m to 464 m19.4% from 464 m to 467 m21.4% from 467 m to 469 m15.4% from 469 m to 476 m20.0% from 476 m to 479 m18.7% from 479 m to 482 m23.8% from 482 m to 486 m22.2% from 486 m to 489 m42.9% from 489 m to 490 m18.2% from 490 m to 496 m21.4% from 496 m to 499 m40.0% from 499 m to 500 m17.2% from 500 m to 506 m25.6% from 506 m to 510 m14.3% from 510 m to 518 m18.2% from 518 m to 521 m26.7% from 521 m to 524 m14.3% from 524 m to 525 m13.8% from 525 m to 528 m6.9% from 528 m to 531 m15.4% from 531 m to 532 m16.7% from 532 m to 536 m12.5% from 536 m to 537 m14.3% from 537 m to 540 m13.3% from 540 m to 542 m0.0% from 542 m to 543 m14.6% from 543 m to 547 m11.8% from 547 m to 549 m12.5% from 549 m to 550 m16.0% from 550 m to 555 m14.3% from 555 m to 557 m16.7% from 557 m to 563 m13.3% from 563 m to 566 m21.4% from 566 m to 568 m18.2% from 568 m to 574 m14.8% from 574 m to 577 m13.3% from 577 m to 581 m11.6% from 581 m to 588 m11.8% from 588 m to 591 m17.2% from 591 m to 597 m25.0% from 597 m to 599 m16.4% from 599 m to 605 m15.4% from 605 m to 611 m10.2% from 611 m to 621 m28.6% from 621 m to 623 m22.2% from 623 m to 627 m14.0% from 627 m to 636 m9.1% from 636 m to 647 m17.1% from 647 m to 654 m12.0% from 654 m to 659 m19.4% from 659 m to 662 m12.8% from 662 m to 670 m20.0% from 670 m to 673 m17.6% from 673 m to 676 m15.8% from 676 m to 684 m26.7% from 684 m to 685 m11.4% from 685 m to 692 m14.9% from 692 m to 699 m25.0% from 699 m to 700 m11.9% from 700 m to 707 m22.2% from 707 m to 711 m11.1% from 711 m to 714 m18.5% from 714 m to 721 m8.2% from 721 m to 726 m15.1% from 726 m to 731 m24.5% from 731 m to 736 m16.0% from 736 m to 743 m10.5% from 743 m to 747 m10.3% from 747 m to 753 m17.9% from 753 m to 761 m11.1% from 761 m to 763 m11.4% from 763 m to 770 m9.5% from 770 m to 778 m21.1% from 778 m to 780 m11.1% from 780 m to 789 m13.3% from 789 m to 792 m16.7% from 792 m to 797 m11.8% from 797 m to 803 m23.5% from 803 m to 805 m14.0% from 805 m to 814 m11.8% from 814 m to 815 m11.6% from 815 m to 822 m5.6% from 822 m to 826 m11.3% from 826 m to 833 m15.1% from 833 m to 838 m23.5% from 838 m to 840 m17.6% from 840 m to 847 m10.8% from 847 m to 851 m11.3% from 851 m to 856 m14.3% from 856 m to 863 m11.1% from 863 m to 865 m10.8% from 865 m to 872 m17.7% from 872 m to 880 m9.1% from 880 m to 891 m18.5% from 891 m to 896 m11.1% from 896 m to 898 m10.8% from 898 m to 907 m10.7% from 907 m to 913 m15.8% from 913 m to 917 m24.0% from 917 m to 922 m7.8% from 922 m to 927 m14.3% from 927 m to 933 m17.4% from 933 m to 939 m16.7% from 939 m to 948 m14.3% from 948 m to 951 m9.8% from 951 m to 957 m11.8% from 957 m to 965 m11.9% from 965 m to 975 m10.5% from 975 m to 977 m15.1% from 977 m to 983 m11.3% from 983 m to 990 m23.5% from 990 m to 991 m11.4% from 991 m to 1.0 km16.2% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km11.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.8% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km12%15%15%13%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.02 km / 0.63 miles
Elevation gain141.6 m / 465 ft
Average gradient13.9%
Maximum gradient19%
Elevation high1,319.6 m / 4,329 ft
Elevation low1,178 m / 3,865 ft
Climb difficulty score14,158.08

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 366,087th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,874th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 625th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

Ranks 76th out of 213 cycling climbs in Watauga County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 7th most difficult cycling climb (out of 14 climbs) in Beech Mountain.

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