Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
8045.1 m · net rise 691.8 m · total ascent 693.4 m · overall 8.6% · evidence quality B (good) · Wilmington · New York · share
Shape: sustained — 28% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 48 m.
Matches: BUMPS / Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike Race — 2026 BUMPS calendar (Wilmington, NY; Veterans' Memorial Highway).
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | ≈14% | 3437–3439 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 86.1% at 8035–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | ≈13% | 2850–2853 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 89.1% at 8034–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 5 m | ≈12% | 7639–7644 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 66.6% at 8032–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 10 m | ≈11% | 7318–7328 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 34.9% at 8027–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 20 m | ≈11.0% | 7317–7337 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 20.6% at 8017–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 25 m | ≈11.0% | 7316–7341 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 17.3% at 8012–8037 m across a structure — excluded |
| 50 m | 10.5% | 7510–7560 m | |
| 100 m | 10.3% | 4252–4352 m |
may continue beyond end Extent detection suggests reviewing where this climb starts/ends.
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 each state's road inventory.
Access: Toll road: motor vehicles pay; bicycles — charge unknown (OpenStreetMap toll tags, 2026-09-15).
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 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 | USGS 3DEP (The National Map) — USGS 3DEP 1 m DEM, 2014_New_York_Clinton_Essex_Lake_Champlain_QL2_LiDAR (collected 2014) |
|---|---|
| Resolution / CRS | 1.0 m grid, EPSG:26918; sampled every 1.0 m, bilinear interpolation |
| Tiles | x58y492 |
| 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 ny-run3-260906, calculated 2026-09-06 |
Provenance
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"elevation_provider": "USGS 3DEP (The National Map)",
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