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Tower Road

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Tower Road, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, 57701, United States
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Climb Profile

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1035 m1085 m1130 m1180 m5.2% from 0 m to 23 m-8.5% from 23 m to 29 m7.8% from 29 m to 45 m10.8% from 45 m to 60 m6.6% from 60 m to 83 m1.1% from 83 m to 102 m20.7% from 102 m to 119 m13.7% from 119 m to 131 m15.4% from 131 m to 150 m12.1% from 150 m to 171 m2.9% from 171 m to 178 m0.0% from 178 m to 188 m-25.0% from 188 m to 203 m-16.7% from 203 m to 213 m31.0% from 213 m to 217 m-11.6% from 217 m to 229 m21.6% from 229 m to 239 m21.3% from 239 m to 250 m23.1% from 250 m to 261 m21.2% from 261 m to 272 m19.4% from 272 m to 285 m13.1% from 285 m to 296 m19.2% from 296 m to 308 m15.6% from 308 m to 319 m9.1% from 319 m to 323 m8.6% from 323 m to 330 m8.0% from 330 m to 339 m9.1% from 339 m to 349 m10.2% from 349 m to 359 m11.6% from 359 m to 367 m8.4% from 367 m to 376 m7.5% from 376 m to 385 m8.1% from 385 m to 396 m7.5% from 396 m to 407 m6.1% from 407 m to 420 m3.9% from 420 m to 435 m9.4% from 435 m to 448 m8.0% from 448 m to 459 m7.2% from 459 m to 472 m9.8% from 472 m to 481 m7.1% from 481 m to 487 m6.9% from 487 m to 497 m0.0% from 497 m to 507 m-4.3% from 507 m to 516 m-1.9% from 516 m to 526 m2.5% from 526 m to 534 m0.0% from 534 m to 546 m3.8% from 546 m to 562 m5.8% from 562 m to 575 m5.2% from 575 m to 587 m11.6% from 587 m to 598 m5.3% from 598 m to 610 m0.9% from 610 m to 621 m1.8% from 621 m to 632 m4.1% from 632 m to 644 m8.7% from 644 m to 654 m6.1% from 654 m to 664 m9.0% from 664 m to 674 m5.4% from 674 m to 685 m4.0% from 685 m to 698 m8.8% from 698 m to 709 m15.2% from 709 m to 719 m6.5% from 719 m to 730 m3.8% from 730 m to 743 m2.7% from 743 m to 754 m12.4% from 754 m to 766 m9.7% from 766 m to 778 m0.8% from 778 m to 791 m5.0% from 791 m to 801 m9.5% from 801 m to 809 m7.1% from 809 m to 820 m8.3% from 820 m to 831 m3.7% from 831 m to 842 m6.3% from 842 m to 853 m11.3% from 853 m to 863 m7.2% from 863 m to 874 m8.3% from 874 m to 886 m10.0% from 886 m to 899 m7.4% from 899 m to 910 m11.3% from 910 m to 921 m10.0% from 921 m to 933 m7.7% from 933 m to 945 m2.7% from 945 m to 956 m2.1% from 956 m to 966 m6.5% from 966 m to 976 m11.8% from 976 m to 989 m9.6% from 989 m to 999 m12.1% from 999 m to 1.0 km7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km5.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.0% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km12.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-2.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km0.0% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km3.9% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.2% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.1% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km1.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km1.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km6.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km7.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.1% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km11.2% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km8.9% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km5.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km7.4% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km10.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km13.3% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km4.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km8.8% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km16.7% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-11.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.8% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km11.3% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km10.2% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-2.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km1.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.1% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km11.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.8% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km1.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km-4.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km2.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km7.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km4.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km0.0% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km7.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km7.9% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km6.7% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km4.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km5.6% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km2.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km8.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km0.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km3.2% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.1% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km10.9% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km5.7% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.6% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km7.2% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.8% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km2.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.9% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km10.7% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.4% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km8.8% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km5.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.2% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km9.6% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.3% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km6.5% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km8.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km7.7% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km2.9% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km1.5% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.8% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km0.7% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km1.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km8%6%7%6%4%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km
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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance2.11 km / 1.31 miles
Elevation gain142.4 m / 467 ft
Average gradient6.7%
Maximum gradient15.2%
Elevation high1,179.18 m / 3,869 ft
Elevation low1,036.76 m / 3,401 ft
Climb difficulty score14,238.92

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 363,376th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 26,658th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 97th out of 562 cycling climbs in South Dakota.

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Ranks 52nd out of 302 cycling climbs in Pennington County.

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Ranking 24th out of 177 cycling climbs in Rapid City.

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