View on map
© MapLibre | OpenStreetMap contributors
1%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
15%
20%

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine

HC
0 reviews | Elevation profile | 0 photos
Your achievable time
Calculating based on your best performances...
Relaxed
Maximum
W/kg
W/kg
W/kg
Analyse your climbing performance
Detailed insight into your climbing performance & automatically check off climbs
Based on your best performances.
Your best attempt:
Number of attempts:
Elevation profile Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine

Statistics

Difficulty points 1207
Length 18.9 km
Average gradient 7.4%
Steepest 100 metres 15.7%
Total ascent 1397 m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
3 hairpin turns
#23 toughest climb of North America
#71 most elevation gain of North America
#65 longest climb of California
#4 average steepest climb of Sierra Nevada
Feedback about this climb?
Show climbs nearby Export to GPS device

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is a climb in the region Sierra Nevada. It is 18.9 km long and bridges 1397 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 7.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1207. The top of the ascent is located at 2534 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 0 reviews of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.

Road name: Whitney Portal Road

Photos (0)

transparant thumb
transparant thumb
transparant thumb
transparant thumb
transparant thumb
transparant thumb
Receive free climbfinder goodies for your photos

Your uploads (max 4)

Welcome! Please activate your account if you would like to share something. Look for the verification email in your inbox.

Receive free climbfinder goodies for your photos

If you want to upload your photos, you need to create an account. It only takes 1 minute and it's completely free.

  • Receive free climbfinder goodies for your reviews & photos.
  • Create a bucket list and check off conquered climbs.
  • Add missing climbs.
Continue with GoogleContinue with Google Continue with FacebookContinue with Facebook Continue with AppleContinue with Apple Sign up with email
By signing up you agree to our terms of service and confirm that you have read our privacy & content policy.

Reviews (0)

5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
Receive free climbfinder goodies for your reviews

Climbing times

7 km/h 02:41:57
11 km/h 01:43:03
15 km/h 01:15:34
19 km/h 00:59:40

Road surface condition

0% 0% 0%
Based on 0 votes
Share your knowledge. What was the road condition during your ascent?

Traffic

0% 0% 0%
Based on 0 votes
Your experience counts. How much traffic did you encounter during the climb?

Frequently Asked Questions

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is a challenging ascent. For this type of climbing, we recommend mountain gearing, specifically a compact system. This means a small front chainring of 34 teeth, combined with a rear cassette where, depending on your level, strength, and experience, you choose a sprocket with 30, 32, or even 34 teeth. Remember that a smooth cadence is always more efficient!

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine belongs to the Hors Catégorie, the top category. These are legendary and very tough climbs. A solid cycling condition, experience, and a good climbing gear ratio are essential to maintain a smooth cadence and complete the climb comfortably.

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is 18.9 km long.

The average gradient of Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is 7.4%.

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 15.7%.

The summit of Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is at 2534 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 02:41:57 to climb Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine. At 11 km/h the time is 01:43:03, and at 15 km/h 01:15:34. For the fastest cyclists, 00:59:40 is an achievable time.

Whitney Portal Road from Lone Pine is located in the region California in United States.

This page is better in the app

Climbfinder app
Climbfinder
(Free)
Open