Towne Pass, Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells, California, USA
Towne Pass, Death Valley
Distance: 32.79 km
Elevation Gain: 1510 m
Elevation Loss: 389 m
Difficulty:
1091 (Very Hard)
FIETS Index: 9.47 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.61 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: -1 m
Max elevation: 1509 m
Ride Category:
Epic Climb
Towne Pass East begins a mile west of Stovepipe Wells, CA and is the highest ranked climb in Death Valley. There is very little vegetation along this climb, and no trees. As with most of the Death Valley climbs, the views are very stark and high desert-like. This climb is one of the less scenic of the five Top 100 climbs located in Death Valley, but certainly a cycling challenge. Do not attempt these climbs in the summer, when the average high temperatures range from 106°-116° between May and September. The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth was in Furnace Creek on July 10, 1913 (134F/56.7C) and, while that record has been challenged, the “alternate” record is also held by Death Valley in 2013, when it was 129.2F/54.0C.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Rene Crespo | Jan 29, 2022 | 01:08:37 | 441 W | 5.88 w/kg | 28.70 km/h |
| 🥈 | SmP | May 05, 2021 | 01:21:08 | 277 W | 4.78 w/kg | 24.27 km/h |
| 🥉 | R VB | Aug 01, 2021 | 01:34:21 | 317 W | 3.73 w/kg | 20.87 km/h |
| 4 | Tom Smeets | Aug 11, 2019 | 01:36:43 | 262 W | 3.59 w/kg | 20.36 km/h |
| 5 | Tristan Kramers | Jul 15, 2018 | 01:38:24 | 254 W | 3.48 w/kg | 20.01 km/h |
| 6 | Chris | Feb 11, 2024 | 01:42:08 | 247 W | 3.30 w/kg | 19.28 km/h |
| 7 | Indalecio Lekerika | Sep 18, 2021 | 01:44:46 | 200 W | 3.51 w/kg | 18.80 km/h |
| 8 | Tigo Star | Apr 08, 2022 | 01:47:27 | 231 W | 3.16 w/kg | 18.33 km/h |
| 9 | Rene van Leeuwen | Oct 30, 2021 | 01:47:38 | 231 W | 3.08 w/kg | 18.29 km/h |
| 10 | Artur Chmielewski | Apr 05, 2021 | 01:48:55 | 189 W | 3.32 w/kg | 18.08 km/h |
| 11 | Roman Mospan | Nov 25, 2023 | 01:50:03 | 225 W | 3.08 w/kg | 17.89 km/h |
| 12 | Emiel Keizer | Oct 15, 2021 | 01:52:21 | 209 W | 3.07 w/kg | 17.53 km/h |
| 13 | Bernhard Rieger | Oct 13, 2021 | 01:54:52 | 220 W | 2.93 w/kg | 17.14 km/h |
| 14 | Christopher Epo | Nov 27, 2018 | 01:56:02 | 234 W | 2.72 w/kg | 16.97 km/h |
| 15 | Rod McGovern | Aug 01, 2021 | 01:58:15 | 226 W | 2.86 w/kg | 16.65 km/h |
| 16 | JJosef Kluson | Dec 26, 2024 | 01:59:20 | 205 W | 2.73 w/kg | 16.50 km/h |
| 17 | yohan rickmouni | Sep 26, 2021 | 02:00:30 | 172 W | 2.82 w/kg | 16.34 km/h |
| 18 | Mark Prior | Dec 25, 2021 | 02:09:49 | 190 W | 2.53 w/kg | 15.17 km/h |
| 19 | Rainer Ertl | Aug 08, 2021 | 02:18:21 | 173 W | 2.31 w/kg | 14.23 km/h |
| 20 | Robert Rheault | Oct 15, 2021 | 02:19:58 | 163 W | 2.33 w/kg | 14.07 km/h |
| 21 | John Hawkins | Sep 15, 2021 | 02:22:49 | 168 W | 2.21 w/kg | 13.79 km/h |
| 22 | Markus Geiger | Aug 19, 2021 | 02:32:26 | 164 W | 2.10 w/kg | 12.92 km/h |
| 23 | Ian Rob | Aug 06, 2021 | 02:37:04 | 182 W | 1.96 w/kg | 12.54 km/h |
| 24 | Bojan Gorenc | Oct 03, 2021 | 02:49:05 | 174 W | 1.79 w/kg | 11.65 km/h |
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