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Agreed about the Teton Pass (Hwy 22) near Jackson Hole, We drove this towing our 30 ft trailer,.....10% grades....never ever would I care to do this again.
Another no repeat would be Yellowstone, Bear Tooth Mountain. Yes some beautiful scenery, but white knuckle driving when you have 8 foot wide and 30 foot long towing behind you.
I had did a google search on Mountain Passes.....Ratings from 0-5 with 5 being the scariest. Bear Tooth Mountain rated a #4. Teton Pass rated a #4. All the 5's were in Denver, Colorado.
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ramblemutt wrote:tjar66 wrote: Emigrant Hill mack sure you have plenty of fuel at the bottom because there isn't another gas station for a long way.
I don't quite get this one. Pendleton is about 3 miles from the bottom and LaGrande (where they build a lot of TTs) about 40 from the top going the other way. Plenty of fuel, either direction. ????????
You are correct. from Pendleton side I had just over half a tank before I hit the HILL. Overhead said ~200mi I had 50 or so miles to go so no problem right......Not I pulled into LaGrande on fumes I thought I was gonna run out of fuel waiting in line at the pump. This is just my observation and my experience. Thought I would share so someone else doesn't make the same mistake I made.
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smkettner wrote:Grapevine is weak. Maybe the old ridge route but the interstate highway grapevine is easy.
The author needs to try sonora or ebbett's pass in CA. RVs not recommended.
Toughest I have been up is Nine mile canyon road Nine miles average 10% grade in 116F heat 15 mph curves.
I agree especially Ebbetts! . The Grapevine and for that matter, Cajon are easy.
Other tough passes are teh 178 over Onyx Summit, the 168 between Fresno and Shaver Lake, the 207 between Gardnerville and South Lake Tahoe, and the 120 (Tioga Pass) between Lee Vining and Yosemite.
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I agree with smkettner on nine mile canyon.I must confess i havent towed my fifth wheel up it I did climb it on my bicycle towing my burley bike trailer with 30lbs of camping gear at a snail pace of 2.9 mph but i did pass a overheated truck and trailer
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We towed all over the West this summer (CA-AZ-UT-CO-WY-MT-ID-OR-WA) and the worst by far was going over Tetons from Jackson on Hwy 22.
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mowermech wrote:Being a Montana resident, I have to uphold the honor of our state. Lookout pass on I-90, at the Montana/Idaho border is still "interesting" since the freeway has been completed. When it was U.S. 10, it was a great deal more "interesting".
Homestake Pass East of Butte on I-90 is steep (trucks over 10,000 GVW limited to 25 MPH going down), but it isn't too bad unless snowpacked or icy. THEN it is VERY interesting.
The hill going up from Butte towards Helena on I-15 is pretty steep, too.
The Northern tier can't have any bragging rights, however. Marias Pass on U.S. 2 is a piece of cake. You won't go fast, but it is easy up and down.
Logan Pass on Going To The Sun Highway In Glacier National Park) is no problem, they won't allow you to take your trailer up there anyway!
Evaro Hill on U.S. 93 North of Missoula used to be a steep one, but it isn't quite as bad since they rebuilt it.
Yeah, we got a hill or three in this state...
Been on many you mention being a Butte lad. Going east out of Butte at 6000 ft. near Homestake was a good pull. Jockeying for position with big rigs climbing out of the bowl had me going nuts! Now here in Ca there are a few that nobody seemed to mention as most folks will avoid these two if at all possible.
The 155 over Alta Sierra is the steepest grade in Ca for the distance run. 14-16% fairly tight turns also. It comes out into Wofford heights from Glenville on the other side. close to lake Isabella. Grocers Grade heading west towards the central coast is about 8% and with 110 in summer heat can be challenging to the unknowing.
In my 02 7.3 F-350 I pulled into Baker Ca at 128 on July 17th three years back. It came directly off the giant thermometer. I came over the Baker pass at 118 degrees at 1725 hours and the truck kept a mild 85 all the way up.
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leaving Peachland to Merritt B.C is a tough one
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%2097C%20Pennask%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf
so you are going west to east seen a few rv's on the side of the road lost their radiators or engines. I dont think they watch their gauges
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karboman wrote:Salmo creston pass in British Columbia is a big one.
6%-7% grades, long pull (25+ km), and very high altitude (see previous post...was quite the work out for my 6.0 Chevy gasser).
Link below has the details.
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%203%20Kootenay%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf
Elevation at the top is about 5800 feet. Not really high, but 4000 feet above the valley bottom on the east side. The last three to five miles on each side of the summit is a good pull.
If it was a workout for your truck, you should try it on a bicycle.
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We found Hwy 66 that crosses the Southern Oregon Cascades between I-5/Ashland and Hwy 97/Klamath Falls "interesting". A very winding road with about a 5k summit!
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I was a tanker yanker in the 70 and hauled hazmat to the Crystal dam in the black canyon of the gunnison east of Montrose and the road averaged 22.5% for about 3 miles. It was 1st & 1st in the boxes w/jakebrake all the way and not much faster coming back out cuz of the washboard and spinning. The last curve at the bottom was a blind curve, much steeper and only wide enough for one truck. I could lock all 16 and just keep sliding. Luckily I never met another truck on that curve. Craig
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