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Queen Bess up switchbacks

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Queen Bess Trail, Solitude, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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Climb Profile

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2575 m2630 m2690 m2745 m-2.6% from 0 m to 16 m-3.5% from 16 m to 39 m-2.7% from 39 m to 61 m-2.6% from 61 m to 77 m-1.9% from 77 m to 129 m-7.6% from 129 m to 145 m-10.3% from 145 m to 156 m-16.7% from 156 m to 158 m2.5% from 158 m to 214 m6.8% from 214 m to 229 m11.1% from 229 m to 232 m11.1% from 232 m to 240 m0.0% from 240 m to 243 m6.6% from 243 m to 265 m4.0% from 265 m to 295 m9.2% from 295 m to 308 m6.9% from 308 m to 310 m5.7% from 310 m to 328 m5.7% from 328 m to 345 m3.4% from 345 m to 369 m4.9% from 369 m to 373 m5.2% from 373 m to 385 m13.3% from 385 m to 388 m4.0% from 388 m to 412 m7.3% from 412 m to 421 m8.5% from 421 m to 428 m29.4% from 428 m to 431 m37.5% from 431 m to 433 m13.0% from 433 m to 442 m13.3% from 442 m to 452 m12.0% from 452 m to 461 m7.7% from 461 m to 463 m13.7% from 463 m to 471 m14.8% from 471 m to 479 m6.1% from 479 m to 489 m4.2% from 489 m to 498 m12.2% from 498 m to 503 m4.1% from 503 m to 518 m10.5% from 518 m to 520 m14.5% from 520 m to 528 m6.9% from 528 m to 531 m12.7% from 531 m to 539 m7.8% from 539 m to 549 m10.5% from 549 m to 551 m22.7% from 551 m to 555 m18.2% from 555 m to 557 m38.1% from 557 m to 562 m14.1% from 562 m to 570 m21.4% from 570 m to 576 m30.8% from 576 m to 577 m18.8% from 577 m to 580 m16.7% from 580 m to 584 m2.4% from 584 m to 592 m9.1% from 592 m to 594 m11.3% from 594 m to 605 m9.4% from 605 m to 616 m10.4% from 616 m to 627 m7.5% from 627 m to 643 m11.2% from 643 m to 654 m7.3% from 654 m to 665 m9.5% from 665 m to 669 m11.1% from 669 m to 680 m23.1% from 680 m to 685 m14.9% from 685 m to 692 m20.0% from 692 m to 696 m21.1% from 696 m to 697 m17.7% from 697 m to 705 m12.3% from 705 m to 713 m1.2% from 713 m to 730 m0.0% from 730 m to 759 m0.0% from 759 m to 772 m-7.1% from 772 m to 792 m-9.6% from 792 m to 804 m-7.4% from 804 m to 810 m-17.0% from 810 m to 814 m-2.7% from 814 m to 851 m6.8% from 851 m to 860 m3.3% from 860 m to 885 m3.9% from 885 m to 900 m1.8% from 900 m to 933 m4.6% from 933 m to 942 m4.0% from 942 m to 967 m9.2% from 967 m to 980 m0.0% from 980 m to 984 m5.1% from 984 m to 1.0 km10.5% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km10.6% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km7.1% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km4.2% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km4.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km11.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km8.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km5.4% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km10.7% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km-1.3% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km0.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km-1.8% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km12.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km10.3% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km9.4% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km4.4% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km2.2% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-1.6% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km-0.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km0.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-1.0% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km3.7% from 1.4 km to 1.5 km12.4% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km20.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km16.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km13.3% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.5% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.7% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km12.0% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km9.1% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km8.6% from 1.5 km to 1.5 km19.7% from 1.5 km to 1.6 km3.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km10.3% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km16.1% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km12.2% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.8% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km19.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km9.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km15.0% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.5% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km8.4% from 1.6 km to 1.6 km3.1% from 1.6 km to 1.7 km6.8% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km13.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.0% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km7.1% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km16.4% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km6.3% from 1.7 km to 1.7 km15.7% from 1.7 km to 1.8 km9.0% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km7.6% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km9.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km17.3% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km6.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km11.4% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km8.2% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km10.5% from 1.8 km to 1.8 km1.5% from 1.8 km to 1.9 km2.3% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km5.0% from 1.9 km to 1.9 km3.1% from 1.9 km to 2.0 km0.0% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km-1.4% from 2.0 km to 2.0 km1.3% from 2.0 km to 2.1 km6.3% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km5.4% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km6.2% from 2.1 km to 2.1 km3.8% from 2.1 km 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2.4 km to 2.4 km10.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km5.9% from 2.4 km to 2.4 km9.3% from 2.4 km to 2.5 km14.3% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km8.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km10.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.4% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.6% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km9.2% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km4.7% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km23.5% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km11.1% from 2.5 km to 2.5 km6.5% from 2.5 km to 2.6 km6.9% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km4.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km8.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km14.3% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km16.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km11.5% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km9.7% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km7.4% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km11.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km6.0% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km16.2% from 2.6 km to 2.6 km12.3% from 2.6 km to 2.7 km14.8% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km11.2% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.3% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km11.1% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km16.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km16.0% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km9.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km13.5% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km8.4% from 2.7 km to 2.7 km5.5% from 2.7 km to 2.8 km1.9% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km0.6% from 2.8 km to 2.8 km3%5%4%7%8%9%0 m500 m1 km1.5 km2 km2.5 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance2.8 km / 1.74 miles
Elevation gain162.4 m / 533 ft
Average gradient5.8%
Maximum gradient25.2%
Elevation high2,743.4 m / 9,001 ft
Elevation low2,575.2 m / 8,449 ft
Climb difficulty score16,240.69

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 304,695th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 21,801st most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 1,452nd out of 9,358 cycling climbs in Utah.

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Ranks 498th out of 3,085 cycling climbs in Salt Lake County.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 20 climbs) in Solitude.

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