Smugglers Notch (north side)
5298.5 m · net rise 338.2 m · total ascent 342.7 m · overall 6.4% · evidence quality B (good) · Cambridge · Vermont · share
Shape: sustained — 31% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 87 m.
Not yet matched against documented climbs — the measurement stands on its own.
≈ Overhead cover (tree canopy or structures) spans 16% of this route — detected by comparing the surface model (DSM, treetops and rooftops) against the terrain model (DTM, bare ground). Under cover the bare-ground model is built from fewer laser returns, so metre-scale readings can wobble; maxima whose window sits in a covered zone are marked ≈ below — less certain — the flag does not say whether the true value is higher or lower. Longer windows average over more clean ground and are steadier.
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | ≈15% | 4868–4870 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 81.1% at 544–546 m across a structure — excluded |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | ≈15% | 4867–4870 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 79.5% at 543–546 m across a structure — excluded |
| 5 m | ≈15% | 4865–4870 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 76.4% at 541–546 m across a structure — excluded |
| 10 m | ≈15% | 4864–4874 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 61.4% at 539–549 m across a structure — excluded |
| 20 m | ≈14.3% | 4858–4878 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 34.9% at 538–558 m across a structure — excluded |
| 25 m | ≈14.1% | 4855–4880 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 29.5% at 538–563 m across a structure — excluded |
| 50 m | ≈13.4% | 4838–4888 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 18.7% at 538–588 m across a structure — excluded |
| 100 m | ≈11.8% | 4798–4898 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 13.0% at 538–638 m across a structure — excluded |
may continue beyond end 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 28365888 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.
Surface: paved throughout, according to each state's road inventory.
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%
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Profile
The 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 | USGS 3DEP (The National Map) — USGS 3DEP 1 m DEM, VT_Statewide_A23 (collected 2023) |
|---|---|
| Resolution / CRS | 1.0 m grid, EPSG:26918; sampled every 1.0 m, bilinear interpolation |
| Tiles | x67y494, x67y495 |
| Road centreline | OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract), snapshot 2026-08-21T20:21:11Z |
| Quality status | evidence quality B; caveated windows: canopy or structure, structure excluded |
| Analysis | OCL 0.1.0, analysis 0.1.0, run identifier not recorded (legacy measurement, before the campaign driver stamped runs), calculated 2026-08-22 |
Provenance
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