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Elevation profile
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Steepest 20 m: 23 %, 310 m from the top
- under 15 %
- 15–25 %
- 25–35 %
- 35–50 %
- over 50 %
Similar runs nearby
- Grand Conche413 m · ↓ 58 m · 24 % · avg. 14 %
- Planachaux412 m · ↓ 52 m · 25 % · avg. 13 %
- La Lécherette744 m · ↓ 115 m · 23 % · avg. 15 %
- All the steepest runs of Portes du Soleilranked by gradient
Runs of Portes du Soleil with the closest gradient and vertical drop.
How it ranks in Portes du Soleil
- #293 of 380steepest 20 m
- #259 of 381average gradient
- #287 of 381vertical drop
- #260 of 381length
Among the 381 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks. 1 run is left out: its line climbs back up, or has a short pitch far steeper than the rest — maybe a bridge, a tunnel or a cut that the bare-ground relief does not show. Steepest · Longest · Biggest drop
Questions
How long is Mélèzes?
Mélèzes is 471 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 67 m, from 1,804 m to 1,737 m.
How steep is Mélèzes?
Its average gradient is 14 %; its steepest 20 m reach 23 %, 310 m from the top.
Where does Mélèzes end?
It ends at 1,737 m, near Avoriaz.
What difficulty is Mélèzes?
OpenStreetMap marks it as: Blue.
| Length (horizontal) | 471 m 0.29 mi |
|---|---|
| Length of all its branches | 524 m 0.33 mi |
| Top | 1,804 m 5,919 ft |
| Bottom | 1,737 m 5,699 ft |
| Vertical drop | 67 m 220 ft |
| Average gradient | 14 % |
| Steepest 20 m | 23 % |
| Difficulty | Blue (As mapped in OpenStreetMap) |
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