I have some large 1:5000 scale mylar topo maps of the park but I couldn't find the measurements I thought I made many years ago. I also have Chris Georgas' altitude measurements as well as a new Specialized computer which shows grade. It uses atmospheric pressure to measure changes in elevation and derive gradient in conjunction with distance. It reacts with a bit of a delay, but over the summer I got fairly consistent readings for grade on the hills you ask about.
I believe the steepest parts are Fortune: from Meach Lake Rd to Camp Fortune split, max 8-9% the average grade from the bottom to the high point before Fortune Lake is a bit less than 5% with a climb of 118m over a distance of about 2.4km Black Lake/King Mt: clockwise, at about the 1st right-hand curve, max is also 8 - 9% (possibly 10%) for a short distance the average grade is also just under 5% with climb of 88m in just about 1.8km. the counterclockwise climb past Blacks Lake is not steep at all, 4% max with a rise of 28m in 900m for an average grade of 3%. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilles Lamenoise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OBC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 5:18 PM Subject: [obc] Gats question > Could anyone tell me what the percentage (grade) of Fortune and Blacks are? > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
