Shawn,
Just about any dash mount GPS nav device will have elevation, plus a lot of other useful gadgets to take your eyes off the road. The GPS units seem much more accurate than the old barometric altimeters, those need to be recalibrated whenever the weather changes.
Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:02 pm
Subject: Altimeter for dash?

> I've often thought having an altimeter in the van would be a
> useful addition
> when driving in the mountains, as knowing the elevation of a pass
> doesn'ttell the whole story if you don't know your current
> elevation. Has anyone
> tried one with any success?
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
> '88 Westy 1.6TD
>