Meiss Pass Rd Climb from Meiss Grade Rd
- long (4.9 km)
- 3.0 mi
- long (4.9 km)
- of climbing (230 m)
- 755 ft
- of climbing (230 m)
- average grade
- 4.7%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 7.6%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 5,531 ft at the bottom to 6,286 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 Meiss Pass Rd this week
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Is it safe to bike up Meiss Pass Rd?
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 Meiss Pass Rd
- How long and steep is the Meiss Pass Rd from Meiss Grade Rd climb?
- 3.0 miles (4.9 km) at 4.7% on average, climbing 755 ft (230 m) from 5,531 ft to 6,286 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 7.6%. That makes it a Category 3 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 38.63748, -120.33081, where Meiss Pass Rd leaves Meiss Grade Rd, and tops out on the road at 38.62338, -120.31595.
- Is Meiss Pass Rd 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
- Meiss Pass Rd from Cat Creek Road NorthCat 3 · 3.8 mi at 4.3% · 856 ft · starts 2.9 mi away
- Cat Creek Road SouthCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 5% · 617 ft · starts 4.1 mi away
- Mehrten Spring RdCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 7.8% · 942 ft · starts 4.2 mi away
- North South Road near PlacervilleCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 7.6% · 997 ft · starts 5.5 mi away
- Light Canyon RoadCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 4.6% · 581 ft · starts 5.6 mi away
- North South Road from Leoni RoadCat 3 · 2.3 mi at 7.9% · 945 ft · starts 6.0 mi away
- Silver Fork Road from Silver Fork Spur RoadCat 3 · 2.4 mi at 4.4% · 554 ft · starts 6.1 mi away
- Cat Creek Road NorthCat 3 · 5.7 mi at 3.1% · 925 ft · starts 6.8 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.