Thread the needle
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Climb Stats
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| Climb category | Uncategorised |
| Distance | 0.31 km / 0.19 miles |
| Elevation gain | 12.8 m / 42 ft |
| Average gradient | 4.1% |
| Maximum gradient | 7.5% |
| Elevation high | 1,512.9 m / 4,964 ft |
| Elevation low | 1,500.1 m / 4,922 ft |
| Climb difficulty score | 1,266.08 |
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Climb Rank
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🗺 This climb ranks 2,209,950th out of 2,710,648 worldwide cycling climbs. |
🧮 Ranked as the 259,875th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,249 climbs in United States. |
📉 Places 7,966th out of 9,358 cycling climbs in Utah. |
⚖ Ranks 1,653rd out of 1,979 cycling climbs in Utah County. |
⚖ Ranking 91st out of 118 cycling climbs in Highland. |
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