Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 4:10 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 25. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
2 climbs · 3,816 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 4,477ft | +5% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 4,262ft | reference |
They differ because a GPS file picks up noise on every wiggle and often takes its heights from a coarse terrain model, while lidar maps the ground itself to about a metre. We sampled this route every 98 ft against USGS 3DEP and counted each rise of 10 ft or more, on Oct 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Aid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Gondola Aid | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| A Hill Climb Finish | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| A Kachina Aid | 12.5 | 20.1 |
| Start/Finish | 16.4 | 26.3 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Sep 25 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 25 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac 1 year of this race
Past editions
On race day it reached 58°F at the start, with a low of 44°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sep 25 | 58°/44° | 51°/37° | 0.06in | 6mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (11,424 ft).
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About this course
Flagstaff Sky Peaks 26K — 2026 covers 16.4 mi (26.3 km) with 4,477 ft of elevation gain through Arizona, United States. That is about 274 ft per mile of climbing, and 4,470 ft of descent. The course tops out at 11,424 ft and bottoms out at 7,641 ft. The surface is 63% trail and 9% gravel. There are 3 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 11.2 mi. The profile has 2 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb to Start/Finish, +1,942 ft over 5.3 mi at 7.0% on average (steepest stretch 21%). Race day is September 25, 2026, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 6:21 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 61°F and a low of 41°F, with a 31% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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