seeking lowest possible altitude route - round trip austin to seattle

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by curious1111

Well I am shocked that it doesn't get above 5k in Utah, but good to know!

looks like only Echo, UT 5459' (you don't have to pass through there if coming up I-15 (Downhill from there to left coast, with a few minor humps ~4500' along the way)


I had no idea Boise was so low! 2800'
El Paso is 3800'

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I prefer camping a few days on a farm as a worker.

[des1941]

I too live in Austin ,have an oxygen/altitude concern, and am planning a trip to Portland. Here is an easy route. Take I35 to KC then I29 to I94 then west. Surprisingly, There is nothing on I94 that is over 6,000 feet and that is a very short haul. At Billings I94 turns into I90and it is downhill from there.

[sam812]

Originally Posted by des1941

I too live in Austin ,have an oxygen/altitude concern, and am planning a trip to Portland. Here is an easy route. Take I35 to KC then I29 to I94 then west. Surprisingly, There is nothing on I94 that is over 6,000 feet and that is a very short haul. At Billings I94 turns into I90and it is downhill from there.

Why not just skip I-94 and get on I-90 at Sioux Falls SD? Also there is a lot of up hill after Billings. I have taken that route many times and will be again very soon.

[SD4020]

Originally Posted by sam812

Why not just skip I-94 and get on I-90 at Sioux Falls SD? Also there is a lot of up hill after Billings. I have taken that route many times and will be again very soon.

And it would save having to drive across North Dakota.

[509]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

All good routes with nothing close to 6K altitude and you’re heading northward to I-84 out of Twin Falls.

Austin I-10 west to Tucson and Phoenix
Phoenix US93 to Kingman and up to Las Vegas
Vegas I-15 to US93/US6 towards Twin Falls
Twin Falls I84 to Portland/Vancouver
Portland I-5 north to Seattle

Google map
https://goo.gl/maps/3mOZI

Nothing near 6K in altitude along this route.
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I drive this route every year.....except take at Tri-Cities head towards I-90 and Snoqualmie Pass.


US 93 is a great road. It is getting more and more crowded these days. Back in 78 I saw 10 cars driving all day.