Juniper Flats Road Climb
- long (4.4 km)
- 2.7 mi
- long (4.4 km)
- of climbing (183 m)
- 600 ft
- of climbing (183 m)
- average grade
- 4.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 6.6%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,617 ft at the bottom to 2,218 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 Juniper Flats Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Juniper Flats 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 Juniper Flats Road along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Juniper Flats Road
- How long and steep is the Juniper Flats Road climb?
- 2.7 miles (4.4 km) at 4.2% on average, climbing 600 ft (183 m) from 1,617 ft to 2,218 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 6.6%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 33.74325, -117.11504, where Juniper Flats Road leaves Pinacate Road, and tops out at Minton Road at 33.7722, -117.09186.
- Is Juniper Flats 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
- Falcon View LaneCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 6.2% · 551 ft · starts 0.5 mi away
- Gibbel RoadCat 3 · 3.6 mi at 4.1% · 781 ft · starts 8.9 mi away
- Lamb Canyon Road near San JacintoCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 6.7% · 597 ft · starts 9.4 mi away
- Jack Rabbit TrailCat 3 · 5.1 mi at 3.4% · 919 ft · starts 10 mi away
- Lamb Canyon Road near BeaumontCat 3 · 3.7 mi at 3.4% · 663 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Sage Road near HemetCat 3 · 4.3 mi at 3.9% · 896 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Rawlings RoadCat 3 · 1.6 mi at 6.7% · 564 ft · starts 11 mi away
- Elsinore Heights DriveCat 3 · 0.8 mi at 13% · 541 ft · starts 11 mi away
Bike crash hotspots nearby
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 3: 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.