Highest elevation your Maverick has climbed to?

[Barksdale123]

In your case, how far below sea level has your maverick been?

If I put it into a canal Ill let you know.

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[LPAHL]

What's the highest elevation your Maverick has been to?

Beartooth Pass Summit - 10,947 feet (3,337 meters)

Towing my tent trailer through banff Icefields parkway bow summit at 6600 ft

 

[CaliMav68]

7056 ft. Donner pass in Sierras on the way to Reno

I've driven that pass 100s of times. Beautiful.

 

[Tom 71 Maverick 24]

Eastern US - maybe 3500 feet tops. Ran fine, didn't notice any issues.

Now, i took my 99 Explorer with the 4.0L SOHC engine over Vail pass on I 70 several years ago and it was amazing how much power high altitude sucked from the engine. I had cruise control on, was tooling along at maybe 65, it kicked down to 4th, no problem, climbing a hill. Kicked down to 3rd, well, it's steep, but I backed off on my speed. The doggone thing got down into 2nd if I recall and I was revving in the 5000 range to hold 55-60. Big power suck going on there.

 

[JPatton]

What's the highest elevation your Maverick has been to?

Beartooth Pass Summit - 10,947 feet (3,337 meters)

I live in Kansas...... it made it up the driveway.

 

[lostboykev]

have confirmed. above sea level

 

[babytruk]

185ft. Any roads here avoid the hills so this is it!

 

[CaliMav68]

I live in Kansas...... it made it up the driveway.

I suggest a road trip. In any direction. This is a beautiful country.

 

[CaliMav68]

Pikes Peak 14,115' 23 Alto Blue. The only time I used "L" going down.

I think 51Mavhatter is the solo winner here. 14k+ is no joke.

I'll be passing through Colorado twice next month. I think a detour is in order. I've been up there a few times but not in the past 30 years. Is it paved all the way now?

 

[51mavhatter]

I think 51Mavhatter is the solo winner here. 14k+ is no joke.

I'll be passing through Colorado twice next month. I think a detour is in order. I've been up there a few times but not in the past 30 years. Is it paved all the way now?

Yes fully paved. Great interpretive center at the top and gift shop. Hang on to your hat or it will end up in Denver.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Yes fully paved. Great interpretive center at the top and gift shop. Hang on to your hat or it will end up in Denver.

Jeff.
Have you ever been up Mount Evans? Now called Mt. Blue Sky.
Mount Blue Sky | Highest Paved Road in the U.S at 14,260'
Sadly, it cost $15 to drive up the mountain on the timed reservation system and $5 to park at the Top If you want to walk around.
I loved Mount Evans, in the 70's-80's
1st. was NO TOURIST, It was free, accessible 24 hours, paved all the way to the top and you get bragging rights that you've been higher than Pikes Peak.
I remember back in the early '80s having the pay to drive up Pikes Peak and it was gravel halfway up.

 

[Quest]

Eastern US - maybe 3500 feet tops. Ran fine, didn't notice any issues.

Now, i took my 99 Explorer with the 4.0L SOHC engine over Vail pass on I 70 several years ago and it was amazing how much power high altitude sucked from the engine. I had cruise control on, was tooling along at maybe 65, it kicked down to 4th, no problem, climbing a hill. Kicked down to 3rd, well, it's steep, but I backed off on my speed. The doggone thing got down into 2nd if I recall and I was revving in the 5000 range to hold 55-60. Big power suck going on there.

Those old EEC systems only sampled the the atmospheric pressure once when you turned the key on using the MAP sensor.
If you shut it off & restarted it at your higher altitude it would take a new sample of the true pressure & you would get most of the power back. It would also run like crap when you came back down so you would need to shut it off again

 

[51mavhatter]

Jeff.
Have you ever been up Mount Evans?
Sadly, it cost $15 to drive up the mountain on the timed reservation system and $5 to park at the Top If you want to walk around.
I loved Mount Evans, first it was free, accessible 24 hours, paved all the way to the top and it's higher than Pikes Peak at 14,260.
I remember back in the early '80s having the pay to drive up Pikes Peak and it was gravel halfway up.

Have not been up there even though it is close by. Will have to add to the list.

 

[AkronJim]

I'll say more than 8,000 feet in Yellowstone National Park as part of a 6,300 mile road trip from Ohio to the West last year in my '25 AWD hybrid. The truck was comfortable and performed like a champ.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Have not been up there even though it is close by. Will have to add to the list.

It's pretty dramatic if you make the drive when it's kind of crappy in Denver. You end up driving through the weather as you head up and it's usually clear skies and sunny at the top. Get some good pictures of the lakes in the valley with clouds hanging over them.
This picture is easily 40 years old and this is of Lincoln lake or lake Lincoln heading up to the summit.

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