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Mount Greylock (north side)

7798.5 m · net rise 524.7 m · total ascent 533.4 m · overall 6.7% · confidence: high · Massachusetts · share

Shape: sustained — 33% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 207 m.

Matches: BUMPS / Greylock Hillclimb — 2026 BUMPS calendar; the race climbs from North Adams (Notch Road side).

Gradient ladder what do windows mean?

Window	Maximum	Located at
2 m (diagnostic)	17%	1506–1508 m
3 m (diagnostic)	17%	1505–1508 m
5 m	17%	1503–1508 m
10 m	17%	1498–1508 m
20 m	16.4%	1491–1511 m
25 m	16.2%	1488–1513 m
50 m	15.6%	1477–1527 m
100 m	14.9%	555–655 m

may_start_earlier Extent detection suggests reviewing where this climb starts/ends.

Map

Check this route yourself: Google Maps route via their router · Street View at the base where coverage exists · OSM way 9140075 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 Greylock (north side) LiDAR hillshade map with contours

Profile

Provenance

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  "sample_interval_m": 1.0,
  "interpolation": "bilinear",
  "smoothing": "none",
  "gradient_windows_m": [
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    10.0,
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  ],
  "diagnostic_windows_m": [
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  ],
  "elevation_crs": "EPSG:26918",
  "elevation_resolution_m": 1.0,
  "elevation_tiles": [
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  ],
  "calculated_at": "2026-08-22T15:00:37+00:00",
  "road_source": "OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract)",
  "road_attribution": "\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
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  "osm_timestamps": {
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    "517016529": "2023-08-07 22:10:56+00:00"
  },
  "osm_retrieved_at": "2026-08-22T15:00:37+00:00",
  "osm_pbf_path": "data/cache/pbf/massachusetts-260822.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, MA_Western_B24 (collected 2023-24)",
  "elevation_tile_ids": [
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  ],
  "climb_origin": "named",
  "notes": "Notch Road from North Adams + summit approach; BUMPS venue (Greylock Hillclimb). Asphalt throughout (OSM). GNIS Mount Greylock (-73.16594, 42.63718).\n",
  "canopy_check": "unavailable \u2014 no surface model (DSM or point cloud) registered for this coverage",
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  "license_url": "https://howsteep.org/licensing.html"
}