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Mount Equinox (Skyline Drive)

8465.4 m · net rise 970.3 m · total ascent 980.9 m · overall 11.5% · confidence: high · Vermont · share

Shape: sustained — 29% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 979 m.

Matches: Mt. Equinox Uphill (Gear Up for Lyme charity hillclimb) — Long-running race up Skyline Drive.

Gradient ladder what do windows mean?

Window	Maximum	Located at
2 m (diagnostic)	29%	6420–6422 m
3 m (diagnostic)	26%	6420–6423 m
5 m	22%	5574–5579 m
10 m	22%	5570–5580 m
20 m	20.4%	5570–5590 m
25 m	20.0%	5570–5595 m
50 m	18.0%	5565–5615 m
100 m	16.4%	5047–5147 m

Map

Check this route yourself: Google Maps route via their router · Street View at the base where coverage exists · OSM way 90264416 highlights the mapped road · geojson.io our exact measured line · OpenTopoMap

This climb's data: OCL JSON — the full gradient ladder, quality flags and provenance in the OpenClimb Ladder format.

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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Mount Equinox (Skyline Drive) LiDAR hillshade map with contours

Profile

Reported values vs. measurement

Source	Claim	Evidence	Best-matching window
Mt. Equinox Uphill (race materials)	12%	event_description	100 m (-4.4 pp)

Provenance

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  "elevation_crs": "EPSG:26918",
  "elevation_resolution_m": 1.0,
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  ],
  "calculated_at": "2026-08-22T14:30:46+00:00",
  "road_source": "OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract)",
  "road_attribution": "\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
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  "osm_retrieved_at": "2026-08-22T14:30:46+00:00",
  "osm_pbf_path": "data/cache/pbf/vermont-260821.osm.pbf",
  "osm_snapshot": "2026-08-21T20:21:11Z",
  "elevation_provider": "USGS 3DEP (The National Map)",
  "elevation_licence": "Public domain \u2014 USGS 3DEP 1 m DEM, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey",
  "elevation_dataset": "USGS 3DEP 1 m DEM, VT_Statewide_A23 (collected 2023)",
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  "notes": "ANNEX - private toll road (Skyline Drive), BUMPS venue. Southern VT: no EPT cloud - canopy honestly unavailable; VCGI DSM spot-check available (evaluated 2026-08-22). Added 2026-08-22 with the NH/MA founding entries.",
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