Governor Basin Road
Governor Basin Road is a long, power-hike climb in Colorado. Its 9.0 TEP puts it above 76% of catalogued climbs. Expect 52 to 87 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 32.3% and start 5.2 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Graded alpine hiking: exposed, rocky ground that needs sure feet and some use of the hands. Facing northeast, it loses the sun before midday and keeps its snow into spring.
- TEP
- 9.0
- Climb
- +754 m
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Average grade
- 13.1%
- Time
- 52 to 87 min
Climbs nearby
- Virginius Mine, 1.6 km at 19.9%, Colorado (1.8 km away)
- Wrights Lake, 1.9 km at 13.9% (2.9 km away)
- Virginius Mine, 1.9 km at 20.9% (3.7 km away)
- Richmond Basin, 2.0 km at 18.6% (4 km away)
- Richmond, 1.6 km at 24.6% (4.1 km away)
- Alpine Mine, 1.7 km at 18.4% (4.4 km away)
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