Epic Training Systems - Palomar Mountain

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Palomar Mountain

Palomar Mountain is the local mountain in San Diego County if you want to get some serious climbing in.
It is an Hors Categorie (HC) or above category climb by Tour de France standards. By definition HC
climbs are ...the longest, steepest mountain climbs. Extremely difficult, sometimes 15km to 20km, with
grades often exceeding 10 percent. It is one of my favorite mountains to train on. I can do repeats on it
yes Palomar repeats. If you are getting ready for Everest Challenge or any climbing event then Palomar
Mountain is the place.

The stats on Palomar Mountain from the store:











Starting from "The Store" you will roll out going East on Hwy 76:

ALWAYS CHECK WEATHER BEFORE YOU G O TO
PALOMAR!

Palomar Mountain was featured in Stage 8 of the Amgen Tour
of California for the first time in 2009. All graphs and route
sheet are copyright AEG Cycling.

Length of climb:	11.6 miles	18.67 km
Avg grade: (includes two flatter sections)	6.2%	6.2%
Begining Altitude:	1095 feet	33.76 meters
Ending Altitude:	5250 feet	1600.20 meters
Elevation Gain:	4155 feet	1266.44 meters

Mile (km)	Location	Elevation Feet	Elevation Meters	Avg % Grade
0	Store	1015	309	0
2.1 (3.4)	2000 Feet Elevation Sign	2000	609	8.8%
4.9 (7.9)	Left Turn onto South Grade Rd	2650	807	4.3%
5.8 (9.3)	3000 Feet Elevation Sign	3000	914	7.3%
8.5 (13.7)	4000 Feet Elevation Sign	4000	1219	7.0%
10.9 (17.5)	5000 Feet Elevation Sign	5000	1524	7.8%
11.7 (18.8)	Intersection of South Grade and East Grade Rd	5205	1585	4.9%