Western slopes of Colorado
Curious about Colorado State routes 139 from Rangely to Grand Junction...then continuing south on State Route 141 to Dove Creek and eventually into Cortez and down thru N.M. to I-40. On my maps these...
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paulj wrote:
On Google Maps set the `terrain` mode to see where there are mountains. Zoom in to see details, all the way to Streetview.
Even better, download Google Earth. It's a little more clunky than Maps but once you select directions, if you right-click on the route, you can select "profile".
This brings up a graph of the grades along the route. Take bridge crossings with a grain of salt. If you see a really short very steep "V" its usually showing the ground level rather than the bridge but otherwise does a great job.
If you change to walking directions in Google Maps, you can get a profile but they often won't let you walk on freeways or they try to get you away from roads, so it's not as convenient.
