Low altitude route help?

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    Sixela918 Light Load Member

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    So I'm going to be taking a load from Lafayette IN to Phoenix but I have to take a route that stays below 6000 ft. They want me coming to Phoenix through Tucson on I-10. So I was thinking Indianapolis - St Louis - OKC - Dallas - El Paso - etc. Does that general route keep me below 6000ft
     
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    Yes.
    Don’t want those bags of chips popping from altitude.
    You’ll have a mess.
     
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    Cool Whip was the same , we ran 55 south to 10 west.
     
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    Every time I see cool whip I think of Stewie...
     
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    Hwill Wheaton.
     
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    I think the highest point on all of I 10 is in southeast Arizona and is around 5,000 feet so you should be OK there. This is the highest point of that route.
     
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    I had a few small bags with me going up to pikes peak at 14,000 only 1 didn't pop Lol. I didn't think a bag could swell like that haha
     
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    Have you tried putting the route into Google Maps and looking around in it for altitude info.
     
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    I don't see where Google maps shows altitude info. I'll look at it some more though
     
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    I would miss DFW. Take I 44 down to Wichita Falls then US 277 down to I 20 at Abilene. About 60 miles shorter than OKC down to Ft Worth.
     
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