San Miguelito Road Climb from South I Street
- long (11.8 km)
- 7.3 mi
- long (11.8 km)
- of climbing (375 m)
- 1,230 ft
- of climbing (375 m)
- average grade
- 3.2%
- average grade
- steepest 500 m
- 8.6%
- steepest 500 m
Elevation profile
From 118 ft at the bottom to 1,348 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 San Miguelito Road this week
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Is it safe to bike up San Miguelito 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 San Miguelito Road
- How long and steep is the San Miguelito Road from South I Street climb?
- 7.3 miles (11.8 km) at 3.2% on average, climbing 1,230 ft (375 m) from 118 ft to 1,348 ft. The steepest half kilometre averages 8.6%. That makes it a Category 2 climb.
- Where does the climb start and finish?
- It starts at 34.63409, -120.45926, where San Miguelito Road leaves South I Street, and tops out on the road at 34.57523, -120.51964.
- Is San Miguelito 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
- Harris Grade Road from Cabrillo HighwayCat 3 · 4.5 mi at 3.2% · 774 ft · starts 3.1 mi away
- Jalama Road near LompocCat 3 · 4.7 mi at 3.3% · 827 ft · starts 4.5 mi away
- San Miguelito Road near LompocCat 3 · 1.7 mi at 7.6% · 663 ft · starts 5.0 mi away
- Santa Rita Road from Campbell RoadCat 3 · 2.2 mi at 6.4% · 748 ft · starts 7.7 mi away
- Jalama Road near LompocCat 3 · 4.1 mi at 3.8% · 814 ft · starts 8.3 mi away
- Santa Rita Road near BuelltonCat 3 · 3.0 mi at 5.8% · 932 ft · starts 8.3 mi away
- Harris Grade Road near LompocCat 3 · 2.8 mi at 4.4% · 646 ft · starts 8.9 mi away
- Penny LaneCat 3 · 2.5 mi at 5.3% · 682 ft · starts 9.6 mi away
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.