Old Backus Climb
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| Climb category | Category 3 |
| Distance | 6.32 km / 3.93 miles |
| Elevation gain | 222.2 m / 729 ft |
| Average gradient | 3.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 13.3% |
| Elevation high | 1,536.8 m / 5,042 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,326.8 m / 4,353 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 20,847.09 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 212,711th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 14,683rd most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 1,045th out of 9,358 cycling climbs in Utah. |
⚖ Ranks 359th out of 3,085 cycling climbs in Salt Lake County. |
🥈️ This is the second most difficult cycling climb in Magna. |
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