Kern River
Kern River is a power-hike climb in California. Its 6.5 TEP puts it above 63% of catalogued climbs. Expect 34 to 57 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 18.9% and start 2.6 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces south and gets hot in summer, so an early start helps.
- TEP
- 6.5
- Climb
- +499 m
- Distance
- 3.6 km
- Average grade
- 13.8%
- Time
- 34 to 57 min
Climbs nearby
- Woodpecker, 1.2 km at 26.0% (3.1 km away)
- Mill Creek, 10.3 km at 12.4% (4.1 km away)
- Delonegha 4wd, 5.6 km at 14.1% (4.3 km away)
- Powerhouse, 1.1 km at 21.9% (6.4 km away)
- Powerhouse, 699 m at 25.5%, California (8.1 km away)
- Remington Ridge, 8.3 km at 13.4% (9.8 km away)
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