Here is a small selection of some Western States "hills".
Skip ahead to about minute 6 if you want.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T0aJLxZKvQhttp://www.sweetlifeofsierrasugar.com/slblog/2016/6/2/i-found-my-thrill-on-cabbage-hillWolf Creek Pass
The pass is significantly steep on either side (6.8% maximum grade). Wolf Creek Pass is a legendary route across the Rockies in southern Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Due its unique location and the climb in elevation over thousands of feet, Wolf Creek Pass is known for its deep, stable snowpack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MEeeSwQhsMillion Dollar Highway
https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/635-million-dollar-highway-usa.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64fYEnV6jQ8Teton Pass
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 8,431ft (2.570m) above the sea level, located at the southern end of the Teton Range, in the Wyoming-Idaho border, in USA. The road over the pass is asphalted. It's called Wyoming Highway 22 and Idaho State Highway 33. The maximum grade on the road is 10%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoSgwKRqF4EDavis Dam / Union Hill Arizona 68. The westbound descent from the summit of Union Pass is almost 12 miles of 6% grade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VfsyJAXshQSALT RIVER CANYON
(and US 60 between Show Low and Globe, AZ)
The northbound trip from Globe to Show Low on US 60 includes several long uphill grades and one long descent. There are many short hills scattered along the way.
The long northbound descent is into Salt River Canyon. It begins at milepost 284 with a sign—"6% grade next 3 miles." What the sign doesn't tell you is that after a one mile break in the grade there is another sign—"6% grade next 5 miles." So you have a total of 8 miles of 6% grade going into the canyon. The grade is steady except for the one mile break and there are 50 mph curves during the first 3 miles and 25 and 35 mph curves during the last 5 miles.
The southbound trip from Show Low to Globe has four long, steep descents and the long pull out of Salt River Canyon. About 32 miles south of Globe at milepost 307½ a 7 mile descent begins. The grade is mostly 5-6% and is not steady. The grade stair steps down with short flat spots or sections of lesser grade. You want to avoid overheating your brakes during this section because about 2 miles after it bottoms out the descent into Salt River Canyon begins.
About milepost 298½ there is a brake check area and the 5½ mile 6% grade into the canyon begins. It is steady 6% except for a ½ mile section of 3-4% in the middle. There are many 25, 30, and 35 mph curves. After you have climbed out of the canyon on the south side there are two more long descents before reaching Globe. Near milepost 279 there is a sign for southbound traffic—"6% grade next 8 miles." There are three short sections where the grade eases. The longest is about a mile of 4-5% in the middle of the grade.
The last long hill begins about milepost 262 where there is a sign—"6% next 3 miles." The grade is closer to 5 miles long but is not steady. The grade stair steps down with 6% alternating with 4%.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEa_1_FKgZoLook at what happens around minute 6!!!!!!
This driver said you can go down a hill to slow a million times, but you can only go down to fast once.
I have been on most of these myself. Chris
