Figueroa Mountain Road Climb
- long (25.8 km)
- 16 mi
- long (25.8 km)
- of climbing (1,098 m)
- 3,602 ft
- of climbing (1,098 m)
- average grade
- 4.3%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 13.7%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 846 ft at the bottom to 4,449 ft at the top. Grades are averaged over each half kilometre, from USGS elevation data, so short ramps can be steeper than they show.
Weather at the top of Figueroa Mountain Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Figueroa Mountain Road?
We don't rate roads as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and roads people like to ride draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 1 bike crash was reported on or beside Figueroa Mountain Road along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Figueroa Mountain Road
- How long and steep is the Figueroa Mountain Road climb?
- 16 miles (25.8 km) at 4.3% on average, climbing 3,602 ft (1,098 m) from 846 ft to 4,449 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 13.7%. That makes it a Hors catégorie climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.67175, -120.11489, and tops out at East Pinery Road at 34.7242, -119.95005.
- Is Figueroa Mountain Road paved?
- Yes, by its OpenStreetMap tags.
- How is the category worked out?
- From the climb's shape only: length in metres × average grade (%) of 16,000 or more for Cat 3, 32,000 for Cat 2, 64,000 for Cat 1 and 80,000 for HC. It describes how hard the climb is, not traffic or crashes.
- Where does this data come from?
- The climb is found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation (every climb, not a list of famous ones). Access is from OpenStreetMap tags; gates and closures change, so obey posted signs. Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where their map location is within 100 ft of the climb. The forecast is from the National Weather Service.
Other climbs nearby
- Zaca RoadCat 2 · 5.2 mi at 4.1% · 1,125 ft · starts 6.4 mi away
- Happy Canyon RoadHC · 16 mi at 4.4% · 3,786 ft · starts 6.5 mi away
- West Camino Cielo from Refugio RoadCat 2 · 6.1 mi at 5.7% · 1,831 ft · starts 10 mi away
- Drum Canyon Road near BuelltonCat 3 · 6.0 mi at 3.1% · 991 ft · starts 10 mi away
- Drum Canyon Road from Centennial StreetCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 5.3% · 797 ft · starts 10 mi away
- Santa Rita Road near BuelltonCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 5.8% · 932 ft · starts 12 mi away
- Cat Canyon RoadCat 3 · 4.3 mi at 3.1% · 699 ft · starts 12 mi away
- Santa Rita Road from Route 135Cat 3 · 4.3 mi at 4.5% · 1,024 ft · starts 12 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Hors catégorie: length in metres × average grade (%) of 16,000 or more for Cat 3, 32,000 for Cat 2, 64,000 for Cat 1 and 80,000 for HC. It describes how hard the climb is, not traffic or crashes. Crashes: bike crashes reported within 100 ft of the climb, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), counted only where the report has map coordinates. Weather: National Weather Service. Access from OpenStreetMap tags; obey posted signs. How the data works.