Chimborazo
Chimborazo, Ecuador
The Chimborazo is a climb with a length of 16.4 kilometer. This is a highest category (HC) climb. It is located in Chimborazo, Chimborazo, Ecuador. The average grade of this climb is 6.6% with a maximum of 8.9%. The Chimborazo ascents from 3.718 meter at the start, to 4.800 meter at the top, with a total of 1.082 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 16.4 km |
| Elevation gain | 1082 m |
| Average grade | 6.6 % |
| Maximum grade | 8.9 % |
| Climb category | HC |
| Minimum elevation | 3718 m |
| Maximum elevation | 4800 m |
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Description
Gravel climb to the parking lot of the Chimbaroza. With a peak elevation of 6,263 m, Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador. Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, but its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth's surface from the Earth's center.