La Crescenta Avenue Climb
- long (5.6 km)
- 3.5 mi
- long (5.6 km)
- of climbing (324 m)
- 1,063 ft
- of climbing (324 m)
- average grade
- 5.8%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 10.8%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 1,066 ft at the bottom to 2,129 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 La Crescenta Avenue this week
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Is it safe to bike up La Crescenta Avenue?
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: 2 bike crashes were reported on or beside La Crescenta Avenue along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about La Crescenta Avenue
- How long and steep is the La Crescenta Avenue climb?
- 3.5 miles (5.6 km) at 5.8% on average, climbing 1,063 ft (324 m) from 1,066 ft to 2,129 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 10.8%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.19628, -118.22946, where La Crescenta Avenue leaves North Verdugo Road, and tops out at Markridge Road at 34.24145, -118.24154.
- Is La Crescenta Avenue 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
- Ocean View BoulevardCat 2 · 3.0 mi at 8.1% · 1,266 ft · starts 0.3 mi away
- Rosemont AvenueCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 6.7% · 725 ft · starts 0.8 mi away
- Oakmont View DriveCat 3 · 0.8 mi at 12.4% · 548 ft · starts 0.8 mi away
- Briggs AvenueCat 3 · 1.9 mi at 7.8% · 781 ft · starts 1.0 mi away
- Alta Canyada RoadCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 7.7% · 689 ft · starts 1.2 mi away
- Ramsdell AvenueCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 7.4% · 925 ft · starts 1.3 mi away
- Angeles Crest Highway from Foothill BoulevardHC · 15 mi at 4.3% · 3,507 ft · starts 1.8 mi away
- Pennsylvania AvenueCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 6.7% · 764 ft · starts 1.9 mi away
Places to ride to nearby
Bike crash hotspots nearby
Found from OpenStreetMap roads and USGS 3DEP elevation; ranked on shape only. Category 2: 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.