Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 7:50 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Sep 28. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
4 climbs · 5,804 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 6,234ft | -6% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 6,636ft | 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 26, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Conditions typical race-day weather for Sep 28 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Sep 28 ±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 66°F at the start, with a low of 37°.
| Year | Start °F | High point °F | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sep 28 | 66°/37° | 45°/27° | dry | 8mph |
race-day weather from the Open-Meteo historical archive (ERA5) at the start line and the course high point (13,051 ft).
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About this course
Sawatch Ascent — 2025 covers 32.9 mi (53.0 km) with 6,234 ft of elevation gain. That is about 189 ft per mile of climbing, and 6,234 ft of descent. The course tops out at 13,051 ft and bottoms out at 8,205 ft. The profile has 4 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 7.3, +4,144 ft over 10.7 mi at 7.3% on average (steepest stretch 34%). Race day is September 28, 2025, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 6:53 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 69°F and a low of 34°F, with a 21% 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
- Oct 13, 2026Added to the catalog
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