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7078.7 m · net rise 433.1 m · total ascent 470.3 m · overall 6.1% · evidence quality B (good) · Vars · Hautes-Alpes · share
Shape: sustained — 31% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 45 m.
Not yet matched against documented climbs — the measurement stands on its own.
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | ≈14% | 659–661 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 331.0% at 4020–4022 m across a structure — excluded |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | ≈12% | 4382–4385 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 220.7% at 4019–4022 m across a structure — excluded |
| 5 m | ≈12% | 656–661 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 132.3% at 4017–4022 m across a structure — excluded |
| 10 m | ≈11% | 6897–6907 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 85.6% at 2124–2134 m across a structure — excluded |
| 20 m | ≈10.9% | 4365–4385 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 47.1% at 2124–2144 m across a structure — excluded |
| 25 m | ≈10.8% | 4360–4385 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 39.4% at 2124–2149 m across a structure — excluded |
| 50 m | ≈10.4% | 4361–4411 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 23.8% at 2123–2173 m across a structure — excluded |
| 100 m | ≈10.0% | 4330–4430 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 16.0% at 2123–2223 m across a structure — excluded |
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Map
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This climb's data: OCL JSON — the full gradient ladder, quality flags and provenance in the OpenClimb Ladder format.
Surface: paved throughout, according to BD TOPO®, IGN's national topographic database.
Measured, not vetted. This page records what the laser record shows about the road's shape — nothing more. Nobody has necessarily ridden or inspected this road for the survey, and a page here is not a recommendation and no guarantee that the road is open, surfaced, rideable or safe. Gates, private sections, missing rights of way and hazards do not show up in elevation data. Check access and conditions on the ground and make your own judgment.
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Route colour = gradient over a 25 m window: <10% 10–20% 20–25% ≥25%
© OpenStreetMap contributors · topo tiles © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · vector tiles OpenFreeMap · aerial imagery © IGN, BD ORTHO® (Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0)
Profile
The map, profile and gradient chart share one position — move your pointer over them and the marker follows. Colors are the gradient bands; the shaded span is the steepest 25 m. Any 25 m figure is good to about a point either way (why).
Measurement card
| Elevation | IGN LiDAR HD MNT 0.5 m — LiDAR HD — MNT (sol) et MNS (surface), 0,50 m (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière), RGF93 / Lambert-93 EPSG:2154, altitudes IGN69 |
|---|---|
| Resolution / CRS | 0.5 m grid, EPSG:2154; sampled every 1.0 m, bilinear interpolation |
| Tiles | E992-N6391, E992-N6392, E992-N6393, E992-N6394, E993-N6389, E993-N6390, E993-N6391, E994-N6389, E994-N6390 |
| Road centreline | OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract) |
| Quality status | evidence quality B; caveated windows: structure excluded |
| Analysis | OCL 0.1.0, analysis 0.1.0, run fr-alps4, calculated 2026-09-17 |
Provenance
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