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United States Paved Road Climbs

Note that the US Paved Road Climbs database and section is not complete. 

State	Highest Paved Road Climb
Alabama - AL	Cheaha Mountain:  2,315 ft*
Alaska - AK	Highway 2:  4,290 ft***
Arizona - AZ	Mount Graham:  10,717 ft***
Arkansas - AR	Magazine Mountain:  2,600 ft*
California, CA	Mosquito Flat:  10,250 ft
Colorado, CO	Mount Evans: 14,130 ft* Highest Paved Road Climb in North America Trail Ridge Road: 12,183 ft Highest Continuous Paved Road in North America Cumberland Pass: 12,200 ft****** Highest Unpaved Road Climb in the US
Connecticut, CT	Mount Frissell (Mount Washington Road): 2,000 ft*
Delaware, DE	Tower Hill (Ebright Azimuth): 448 ft
Florida, FL	Britton Hill: 345 ft The Lowest State High Point in the US
Georgia, GA (Not Completed Yet)	Brasstown Bald: 4,785 ft
Hawaii, HI	Haleakala Volcano: 10,023 ft Longest US Paved Road Climb (10,023 ft in 39 miles)
Idaho, ID
Illinois, IL
Indiana, IN
Iowa, IA
Kansas, KS
Kentucky, KY	Black Mountain: 4,145 ft
Louisiana, LA
Maine, ME	Cadillac Mountain:  1,530 ft*** Highest Paved Road Climb Directly on the Atlantic Seaboard
Maryland, MD
Massachusetts, MA	Mount Greylock: 3,491 ft
Michigan, MI
Minnesota, MN
Mississippi, MS
Missouri, MO
Montana, MT
Nebraska, NE
Nevada, NV
New Hampshire, NH	Mount Washington:  6,288 ft**
New Jersey, NJ
New Mexico, NJ
New York, NY
North Carolina, NC	Mt. Mitchell:  6,587 ft*
North Dakota, ND
Ohio, OH
Oklahoma, OK
Oregon, OR	Mount Ashland: 7,165 ft*
Pennsylvania, PA
Rhode Island, RI	Jerimoth Hill: 812 ft*
South Carolina, SC
South Dakota, SD
Tennessee, TN	Clingmans Dome:  6,643 ft Highest Paved Road Climb in the Eastern US
Texas, TX
Utah, UT
Vermont, VT	Mount Mansfield: 4,393 ft**** Big Equinox Mountain: 3,816 ft**** Bear Mountain: 3,295 ft*****
Virginia, VA (Not Completed Yet)
Washington, WA	Sunrise:  6,400 ft
West Virginia, WV
Wisconsin, WI
Wyoming, WY

* Paved Road Climb does not reach actual Summit
** Includes portions that are unpaved -- but are still rideable by road bikes
*** Highest Known Paved Road Climb for this State
**** Bikes not "legally" allowed on this Paved Road Climb
***** Highest Known "Legal" Paved Road Climb for Bikes in this State
****** Unpaved

 

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