Altigraphs
Popular climbs Pico del Veleta por Collado de las Sabinas Pico del Veleta por Canales Pico del Veleta
Or browse
Map Regions
Join Altigraphs
  • Save climbs to ride later
  • Add rider notes and photos
  • Add a missing climb or fix one
Sign up Log in
Add a climb
Preferences
EN ES FR IT
2 Where this climb is: JaénAndalusia, Spain

El Yelmo

South-eastern ascent
GPX Profile
Length
5.3 km
Height gain
374 m
Average
7.0%
Steepest km
10.6%
Summit altitude
1802 m
Difficulty
97
2 ways up Compare all 2

Elevation profile

1428 m → 1802 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: El Yelmo
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 10.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.8 km
4–6%
1.8 km
6–8%
0.3 km
8–10%
1.6 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.2–5.2
10.7%
2 km · km 3.2–5.2
10.1%

Time to the top

0h 26 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

Export CSV
Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 1469 m 4.0%
2 1507 m 3.8%
3 1570 m 6.3%
4 1669 m 9.9%
5 1769 m 10.1%
6 1802 m 10.6%

Route map

Two fingers to pan
Directions
Satellite
Road surface not mapped yet Report a road type
No tunnels mapped Map a tunnel

About El Yelmo

How long and how steep?
El Yelmo is 5.3 km long and climbs 374 m at an average of 7.0%, to a summit at 1,802 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 10.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 26 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 20 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 97.
Where is it?
It's in Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.

How hard is 97?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Bidania, Tolosa 97
Bealach Ratagan, Shiel Bridge 97
El Yelmo 97
Petit Ballon via Sondernach, Herzbuehl 97
Puerto de Bonansa, Castarné 97

Around here

Map of climbs around here Search every climb

Help complete this climb

Riders’ photos, notes and corrections make every profile better.

Add a photo No photos yet — the last kilometre, the summit sign Write a rider note Traffic, water, where it really bites Map a tunnel Mark where the road goes underground Report a road type Not mapped yet — paved, unpaved or cobbles
Vote the best months to ride No votes yet
Nobody has voted yet Ridden this one? Tap the months you'd recommend to help other riders time it right.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
▼
N
D
Tap a month you'd recommend
Edit climb data Report an error History
Added by jose-juan-luque-aranda · 1 contributor

Climbs nearby

La Cumbre From Hornos de Segura · starts 5.7 km away
15.2 km +726 m 4.8%
El Yelmo por El Ojuelo From Cortijos Nuevos · starts 6.2 km away
15.0 km +1037 m 6.9%
La Cumbre From Hornos · starts 6.7 km away
15.3 km +653 m 4.3%