Empire Pass
Midway, United States of America
The Empire Pass is a col with a length of 12.3 kilometer. This is a highest category (HC) col. It is located in Midway, Utah, United States of America. The average grade of this col is 7.8% with a maximum of 12.7%. The Empire Pass ascents from 1.793 meter at the start, to 2.721 meter at the top, with a total of 929 ascending meters.
Profile
Facts
| Distance | 12.3 km |
| Elevation gain | 929 m |
| Average grade | 7.8 % |
| Maximum grade | 12.7 % |
| Climb category | HC |
| Minimum elevation | 1793 m |
| Maximum elevation | 2721 m |
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Description
The road goes up through the Pine Canyon, better known as Empire Pass. In all previous races (before 2018) of the Tour of Utah, the riders had to battle the road conditions as well as the 10-20% grades. Since 2017 the road has been repaved.
The first 2km of the climb where used by Keegan Swenson in his Everesting attempt. He climb 8848 meters in 7.40 hours.
- Tour of Utah 2016 - Stage 7
- Tour of Utah 2018 - Stage 6
- The Larry Miller Tour of Utah 2019 - Stage 6