Mount Baldy is perfect for cycling. It is one of the most difficult climbs in the Los Angeles area with 4600 ft/1402 m of climbing in 13 mi/21 km. Especially the last 5 mi/8 km are extremely steep with an 8% average and some 15% sections. Start height is 1633 ft/498 m and top height 6453 ft/1967 m. Elevation is 4820 ft/1469 m and maximum is 23%.
Its difficulty ranking worldwide is 258 and difficulty score 148.61. The climb can be separated in two sections. First section is 8 mi/12.9 km to the intersection with Glendora Mountain Road with a 6% average. There starts the hardest part with 4.6 mi/7.4 km of climbing at an average of 8.6%.
Surface of the road on the top is very poor with tight switchbacks. Second section starts at 3.83 mi/6.1 km close to the intersection with Mountain Ave at the top of the reservoir, the climb is 8.8 mi/14.1 km with a 7.6% average grade. If you start at the 5th mi/8th km near the first tunnel, the climb is 7.6 mi/12.2 km with 8.2% average. Average percentage of Mount Baldy is 7%.
Mammoth Lakes is located near Mammoth Mountain, in California’s eastern Sierra about 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State Line, 9 mi/14.5 km northwest of Mount Morrison, at an elevation of 7880 ft/2402 m, Mono County, California, USA.
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Mammoth Mountain is located in California’s eastern Sierra, at 100 mi/161 km south of Nevada State line and 50 minutes from the Eastern Gate of Yosemite National Park.
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Lake Havasu is situated behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, just on the border that joins California with Arizona.
Lake Havasu is situated behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River, just on the border that joins California with Arizona. On the eastern shore of the lake lies Lake Havasu City.
