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National average unleaded gas prices
Date Cost per gallon
January 11, 2010 $2.75
Month ago average $2.62
Year ago average $1.79


updated: 1/11/2010  - next update: 1/19/2010

Source: AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report at www.fuelgaugereport.com.

How that affects your trip
Trip Drive Time (approximate,
one-way)		 Round-trip Mileage Gas Used (gallons) Cost 2009 Cost 2010 Cost Diff.
Minneapolis to
Mount Rushmore
9 hours
30 min.
1,282
64.1
$114.74
$176.28
$61.54
Des Moines to
Mount Rushmore
10 hours
1,300
65.0
$116.35
$178.75
$62.40
Milwaukee to
Mount Rushmore
13 hours
1,731
86.6
$155.01
$238.15
$83.14
Winnipeg to
Mount Rushmore
12 hours
45 min.
1,639
82.0
$146.78
$225.50
$78.72
Omaha to
Mount Rushmore
8 hours
30 min.
1,108
55.4
$99.17
$152.35
$53.18
Chicago to
Mount Rushmore
14 hours
15 min.
1,878
93.9
$168.08
$258.23
$90.15
Denver to
Mount Rushmore
7 hours
770
38.5
$68.92
$105.88
$36.96
Dallas to
Mount Rushmore
18 hours
45 min.
2,215
110.8
$199.83
$304.70
$106.37
Grand Rapids to
Mount Rushmore
17 hours
2,231
111.6
$199.76
$306.90
$107.14
Kansas City to
Mount Rushmore
11 hours
1,463
73.2
$131.03
$201.30
$70.27

Estimates are based on a vehicle with a 20-gallon gas tank that gets 20 miles to the gallon.
Calculations were made using the national averages listed above.

View fuel saving tips published by Ford Motor Company.