Altigraphs
HC State of Mexico, Mexico

Paso de Cortés

Western ascent from San Pedro Nexapa, Mexico
Length
17.8 km
Height gain
1069 m
Average
6.0%
Steepest km
9.3%
Summit altitude
3681 m
Difficulty
212

Elevation profile

2612 m → 3681 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 9.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.8 km
4–6%
2.8 km
6–8%
7.5 km
8–10%
2.8 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.9–8.9
9.4%
2 km · km 2.4–4.4
8.1%
5 km · km 2.0–7.0
7.5%

Time to the top

1h 17 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 2678 m 6.6%
2 2747 m 6.9%
3 2831 m 8.4%
4 2906 m 7.5%
5 2978 m 7.2%
6 3041 m 6.3%
7 3124 m 8.4%
8 3180 m 5.6%
9 3274 m 9.3%
10 3291 m 1.8%

Route map

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At the summit now

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11° Cloudy Feels like 8° · 3681 m
Headwind on 65% of the climb · Wind 6 km/h SE
Tailwind 14% Crosswind 21% Headwind 65%

How hard is 212?

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

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