Larabee Buttes Access Road Climb
- long (2.6 km)
- 1.6 mi
- long (2.6 km)
- of climbing (204 m)
- 669 ft
- of climbing (204 m)
- average grade
- 7.7%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 11.9%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 2,687 ft at the bottom to 3,356 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 Larabee Buttes Access Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up Larabee Buttes Access 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: no bike crashes were reported along the climb from 2021–2025.
Common questions about Larabee Buttes Access Road
- How long and steep is the Larabee Buttes Access Road climb?
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km) at 7.7% on average, climbing 669 ft (204 m) from 2,687 ft to 3,356 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 11.9%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 40.45831, -123.69897, and tops out on the road at 40.44581, -123.70595.
- Is Larabee Buttes Access 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
- Mc Clellan Mountain RoadCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 6.8% · 597 ft · starts 1.6 mi away
- Burr Valley Road near Rio DellCat 2 · 3.6 mi at 5.6% · 1,066 ft · starts 2.5 mi away
- Sturm Road near Rio DellCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 10.6% · 627 ft · starts 3.6 mi away
- Alderpoint Road from Sturm RoadCat 3 · 2.1 mi at 5.8% · 636 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
- Sturm Road from Alderpoint RoadCat 3 · 1.8 mi at 6.9% · 646 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
- Chalk Mountain Road from Alderpoint RoadCat 3 · 1.1 mi at 11.8% · 663 ft · starts 4.7 mi away
- Buck Mountain RoadCat 2 · 2.9 mi at 7% · 1,079 ft · starts 4.8 mi away
- Bear Creek Road from Pinsmore RoadCat 3 · 1.3 mi at 10.6% · 745 ft · starts 5.1 mi away
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.