Anyone on here familiar with this route? How are the mountains? Weather this time of year? Pulling out of Arkansas tomorrow and I've been told to drop South to I10. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Imho the worst mountain is the downgrade going into Albuquerque. (And upgrade headed east)A month ago I didn't find I-10 through Arizona / New Mexico noticeably better grade wise across the continental divide. Yes, the elevation is a bit lower on I-10The forecast for the next couple days doesn't expect anything precipitation in the mountains on either route. Temps will drop into the upper/ mid-20s in western New Mexico on I-40 and mid-lows 30s on I-10 - in the forecasts are correct.If I were heading to Las Vegas tomorrow from Dallas, I'd go I-40, but be ready to head south on I-25 at Albuquerque if the weather forecast changed.

You don't say where in Arizona , it can make a difference .

Going West there's a serious climb up to Flagstaff that, at this time of year, can take you from a cloudy day into a full-on snowstorm. Watch the weather and be prepared to shift South if necessary.

We are going to Ft. Mojave for 3 months, after talking to a few people I think we are going to drop down to I20 and use it to connect with I10. I have 4wd but I worry more about someone else running into me plus 4wd helps you go but it doesn't help you stop. I think I10 will add about 400 miles but we don't have to be there until 12 Feb so we should be fine. Thank you all for the posts.

RickA71 wrote:We are going to Ft. Mojave for 3 months, after talking to a few people I think we are going to drop down to I20 and use it to connect with I10. I have 4wd but I worry more about someone else running into me plus 4wd helps you go but it doesn't help you stop. I think I10 will add about 400 miles but we don't have to be there until 12 Feb so we should be fine. Thank you all for the posts.Smart move. Have a safe trip.

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mileshuff
Explorer
Feb 09, 2017
A few weeks ago Flagstaff got 3 feet of snow and I-40 was a mess. Been warm since then but snow is forecast for the coming weekend.
brooks379
Explorer
Feb 10, 2017
Temps in the 70's today in the Land of Enchantment. Calling for the mid 70's Friday.....Blue skies and bright sunshine !!
tdsxt51
Explorer
Feb 10, 2017
garyemunson wrote:
Going West there's a serious climb up to Flagstaff that, at this time of year, can take you from a cloudy day into a full-on snowstorm. Watch the weather and be prepared to shift South if necessary.

I remember that climb going east on I40 towards Flagstaff; sure don't remember any grade to speak of going west on I40 towards Flagstaff. Am I forgetting something? It has been quite a few years since I've taken that route.
brooks379
Explorer
Feb 10, 2017
No you're correct. The climb is east bound starting at Ash Fork. It's all down hill from Flagg to Seligman west bound. Calling for record high temps in NM today.... Mid 70's to mid 80's across I 40 today with more sun shine and blue bird sky's. Weather will change this weekend to 30's - 40's then up into the 50's and 60's through next week. Hope OP didn't drive 400 miles out of the way unless he just felt like it.

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