Highway 74 Pinyon Pines
Palm Desert, United States of America
The Highway 74 Pinyon Pines is a col with a length of 17.9 kilometer. This is a category 1 col. It is located in Palm Desert, CA, United States of America. The average grade of this col is 4.9% with a maximum of 6.2%. The Highway 74 Pinyon Pines ascents from 343 meter at the start, to 1.229 meter at the top, with a total of 885 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 17.9 km |
| Elevation gain | 885 m |
| Average grade | 4.9 % |
| Maximum grade | 6.2 % |
| Climb category | 1 |
| Minimum elevation | 343 m |
| Maximum elevation | 1229 m |
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Description
This is the most important road climb out of the Palm Springs area. Although much of the climb consists of everyday desert scenery, there are parts of this climb that make it remarkable. Most notable are the switchbacks from kilometre 1 to 7, viewed from above at Vista Point.