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Bill Colson

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Cowboy Hill Road, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, 57709, United States
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Climb Profile

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Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance1.41 km / 0.88 miles
Elevation gain164 m / 538 ft
Average gradient11.6%
Maximum gradient22%
Elevation high1,114.6 m / 3,657 ft
Elevation low950.6 m / 3,119 ft
Climb difficulty score16,404.12

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 300,467th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,391st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 75th out of 562 cycling climbs in South Dakota.

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Ranks 39th out of 302 cycling climbs in Pennington County.

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Ranking 15th out of 177 cycling climbs in Rapid City.

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