Originally Posted by
cmill189
Sounds like you need to come ride out west.
We have the equivalent to that in basically a straight road. Average 9.2%, 8.4 miles and just under 3500 feet. I have heard Colorado also has some awesome climbs. Californian's like to brag about Mt Baldy, but it's still easier than the 2nd hardest climb just in the Salt Lake valley.
mt baldy is kind of hard but riding up to lake arrowhead from highway 18 feels a lot harder than mt baldy.
the only thing that mt baldy has going for it is how many different stops or points of reference you have, so a lot of people have the sense of acomplishment of riden mt baldy, but they might have not finishe the whole thing. i have only ridden up untils 5000+ft of elevation, but i do believe that it can go up to 7000+ft