Strava is an online social platform where cyclists and runners can share their training data. Over 3,000 women and 13,000 men using Strava have completed the Mount Lemmon climb segment on Catalina Highway.
There are two Strava segments for the climb of Mount Lemmon, MP0 to Observatory and Mount Lemmon Official. The MP0 to Observatory segment is the full climb from the bottom to the true summit at the observatory. Only 317 women and 2,164 men have completed this full climb. The Mount Lemmon Official segment has many more Strava users who have completed it, nearly 17,000 total. See “where is the summit for road cycling?” in our FAQ for a full discussion of the true summit.
At the time of writing, the Strava King of the Mountain (KOM) and Queen of the Mountain (QOM) are:
- MP0 to Observatory: Tyler Stites (1:42:55 in 2020) and Morgan Cabot (2:20:15 in 2015).
- Mount Lemmon Official: Lionel Sanders (1:11:43 in 2020) and Lauren De Crescenzo (1:28:03 in 2023).
With the large number of professional cyclists and triathletes training on the mountain, getting on the Strava leaderboard (top 10) is no easy feat.
Last Updated: March 2025