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
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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 52
at 2 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
1h 17
at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
0h 59
at 4 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
0h 49
at 5 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated
Kilometre by kilometre
Export CSV| Km | Altitude | Gain | Gradient | Max | 0–15% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2678 m | +66 m | 6.6% | 7.2% |
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| 2 | 2747 m | +69 m | 6.9% | 7.6% |
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| 3 | 2831 m | +84 m | 8.4% | 11.6% |
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| 4 | 2906 m | +75 m | 7.5% | 9.2% |
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| 5 | 2978 m | +72 m | 7.2% | 9.0% |
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| 6 | 3041 m | +63 m | 6.3% | 9.0% |
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| 7 | 3124 m | +84 m | 8.4% | 12.6% |
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| 8 | 3180 m | +56 m | 5.6% | 9.0% |
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| 9 | 3274 m | +93 m | 9.3% | 13.6% |
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| 10 | 3291 m | +18 m | 1.8% | 12.0% |
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| 11 | 3330 m | +39 m | 3.9% | 14.6% |
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| 12 | 3404 m | +74 m | 7.4% | 15.4% |
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| 13 | 3443 m | +39 m | 3.9% | 7.6% |
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| 14 | 3504 m | +61 m | 6.1% | 11.8% |
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| 15 | 3548 m | +44 m | 4.4% | 9.6% |
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| 16 | 3599 m | +51 m | 5.1% | 10.4% |
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| 17 | 3660 m | +60 m | 6.0% | 9.2% |
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| 18 | 3681 m | +21 m | 2.6% | 6.4% |
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About Paso de Cortés
- How long and how steep?
- From San Pedro Nexapa, Mexico, Paso de Cortés is 17.8 km long and climbs 1,069 m at an average of 6.0%, to a summit at 3,681 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 9.3%.
- How long does it take?
- At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 17 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 60 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
- What category is it?
- It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 212.
- Where is it?
- It's in Amecameca, State of Mexico, Mexico.
How hard is 212?
Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.
Paso de Cortés, San Pedro Nexapa, Mexico
212
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