road altitudes
as our old RV (and us) don't like crossing mountains... what is the lowest altitude going from the west coast to the east coast across the mountains. i was told that I10 is flat but elpaso is 4000 f...
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There's a broad area around the state line at 4400'.
At the Texas Canyon rest area 61 miles east of Tucson (and 20 miles west of Wilcox), the west bound lanes are slight higher than east bound, and cross the 5000' contour.
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-10+E&daddr=I-10+E&hl=en&ll=32.063737,-110.073695&spn=0.019894,0.038238&sll=32.061337,-110.071893&sspn=0.019749,0.038238&geocode=FQ466wEdBqJi-Q%3BFQk96QEdlmVw-Q&t=p&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&z=15
At the Texas Canyon rest area 61 miles east of Tucson (and 20 miles west of Wilcox), the west bound lanes are slight higher than east bound, and cross the 5000' contour.
https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-10+E&daddr=I-10+E&hl=en&ll=32.063737,-110.073695&spn=0.019894,0.038238&sll=32.061337,-110.071893&sspn=0.019749,0.038238&geocode=FQ466wEdBqJi-Q%3BFQk96QEdlmVw-Q&t=p&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&z=15
http wrote:
The highest elevation along Interstate 10 occurs just east of Tucson, 20 miles west of Wilcox, at the mile marker 320 exit for the Amerind Foundation and Museum. The westbound lanes of I-10 briefly cross above 5,000 feet above sea level
