Howards Knob - Kings St to Gate

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129, Cherry Drive, Grandview Heights, Downtown, Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, 28608, United States

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Climb Profile

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975 m1090 m1210 m1325 m0.4% from 0 m to 24 m13.5% from 24 m to 46 m12.3% from 46 m to 68 m6.7% from 68 m to 89 m5.2% from 89 m to 110 m9.5% from 110 m to 132 m12.3% from 132 m to 153 m9.6% from 153 m to 175 m6.5% from 175 m to 198 m4.9% from 198 m to 219 m3.7% from 219 m to 240 m6.0% from 240 m to 262 m11.5% from 262 m to 284 m12.0% from 284 m to 306 m10.4% from 306 m to 327 m10.3% from 327 m to 348 m10.0% from 348 m to 369 m10.1% from 369 m to 391 m8.6% from 391 m to 414 m6.7% from 414 m to 432 m-3.8% from 432 m to 451 m-1.8% from 451 m to 473 m0.9% from 473 m to 495 m2.0% from 495 m to 520 m2.4% from 520 m to 545 m3.0% from 545 m to 569 m4.4% from 569 m to 589 m3.9% from 589 m to 609 m2.2% from 609 m to 632 m1.3% from 632 m to 655 m1.3% from 655 m to 671 m11.9% from 671 m to 693 m15.6% from 693 m to 697 m14.0% from 697 m to 720 m10.9% from 720 m to 740 m4.1% from 740 m to 762 m2.0% from 762 m to 787 m2.9% from 787 m to 812 m3.8% from 812 m to 832 m3.9% from 832 m to 853 m6.7% from 853 m to 875 m10.0% from 875 m to 897 m9.1% from 897 m to 919 m9.4% from 919 m to 940 m11.2% from 940 m to 962 m16.0% from 962 m to 982 m19.9% from 982 m to 1.0 km23.7% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km24.3% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km15.8% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km15.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km9.7% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km16.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km15.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km27.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.7% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km9.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km11.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.2% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km9.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km9.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km12.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km13.9% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km13.9% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km15.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km14.4% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km14.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.6% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km20.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km22.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km18.6% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km18.9% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km34.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km18.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km19.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km17.4% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km19.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km19.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.8% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km15.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km16.9% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km14.6% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km14.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km17.5% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km17.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km16.5% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km15.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km15.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km16.1% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km14.5% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km13.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km13.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km12.6% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km11.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km10.8% from 2.1 km to 2.2 km9.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km13.2% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km12.4% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km11.0% from 2.2 km to 2.2 km6.8% from 2.2 km to 2.3 km2.7% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km0.5% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.3% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km1.9% from 2.3 km to 2.3 km4.1% from 2.3 km to 2.4 km6.5% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km7.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km10.0% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km11.0% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km12.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.8% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km12.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km21.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km18.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km20.9% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km22.8% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km21.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km19.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km15.8% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km12.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km12.0% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km11.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.6% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km12.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.6% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km12.2% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km13.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km15.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km16.8% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km17.3% from 2.8 km to 2.9 km13.5% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km14.9% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km12.3% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km11.6% from 2.9 km to 2.9 km14.0% from 2.9 km to 3.0 km12.5% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km16.1% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km18.3% from 3.0 km to 3.0 km7%7%13%18%10%15%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 2
Distance2.99 km / 1.86 miles
Elevation gain344.4 m / 1,130 ft
Average gradient11.5%
Maximum gradient24.5%
Elevation high1,323.5 m / 4,342 ft
Elevation low979.1 m / 3,212 ft
Climb difficulty score34,428.67

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 89,458th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 5,763rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 189th out of 8,999 cycling climbs in North Carolina.

Ranks 13th out of 213 cycling climbs in Watauga County.

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This is the most difficult cycling climb in Boone.

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