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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 277° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
54
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
W
277°
Aloft
4
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10841ft
Temp
59°
F
Cloudbase
22,029
ft MSL
Elevation
11,188
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:29 AM
local
Sunset
8:39 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Monroe Peak (Richfield)

Wind direction

SSW (210°) → WSW (240°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

8–12 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating) — switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

SW launch, ~11171ft, highest USHPA-insured launch in lower 48; 6000ft to LZ. Morning-only site (evenings too strong-go to Cove). Strong fast thermals by 10am Jun-Aug. Avoid N/S crosswinds. P3/H3 + CUASA membership req. Season Jun-Nov; road snowed in otherwise.

Window data compiled from cuasa.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 6am–3pm
6a
7g7
SSW
7a
8g9
SSW
8a
6g7
SSW
9a
4g5
SW
10a
4g5
W
11a
6g8
WSW
12p
6g8
W
1p
7g9
W
2p
8g11
W
3p
11g15
W
4p
7g13
NW
5p
9g15
WNW
6p
8g13
NW
7p
9g13
NNW
8p
8g12
NW
Flyable 6am–3pm — best around 7am: 8 mph SSW, gusts 9.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–9am
6a
7g9
WNW
7a
7g8
W
8a
6g7
W
9a
3g5
W
10a
3g3
NW
11a
5g6
NW
12p
7g9
WSW
1p
10g12
WSW
2p
9g11
W
3p
9g10
NNW
4p
9g11
W
5p
7g9
W
6p
11g14
NW
7p
13g17
NW
8p
10g15
NW
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 2pm: 9 mph W, gusts 11.
Sunday Flyable flyable 7am–9am
6a
9g15
WSW
7a
7g11
W
8a
6g10
W
9a
7g11
W
10a
9g14
W
11a
10g16
W
12p
12g16
W
1p
11g16
W
2p
15g19
WNW
3p
14g19
WSW
4p
16g22
W
5p
13g21
WNW
6p
10g21
WSW
7p
7g20
W
8p
5g18
W
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 7am: 7 mph W, gusts 11. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Caution workable 7am–8am
6a
2g10
SSW
7a
3g11
SSW
8a
3g11
SW
9a
4g13
SW
10a
5g16
WSW
11a
7g20
W
12p
8g24
W
1p
9g26
WNW
2p
9g27
WNW
3p
10g28
NW
4p
10g30
NW
5p
9g31
NW
6p
9g30
NW
7p
7g24
NW
8p
5g15
NW
Borderline only 7am–8am — best around 7am: 3 mph SSW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g6
S
7a
3g8
S
8a
3g10
S
9a
4g12
SSW
10a
4g13
SW
11a
6g14
WSW
12p
7g16
W
1p
9g19
WNW
2p
10g23
WNW
3p
11g26
WNW
4p
11g27
WNW
5p
11g28
WNW
6p
11g28
WNW
7p
8g29
WNW
8p
5g29
WNW
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph S, gusts 6.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am
6a
1g6
SSW
7a
2g6
SSW
8a
3g7
SSW
9a
4g9
SSW
10a
4g10
SW
11a
5g12
W
12p
7g14
W
1p
8g17
WNW
2p
10g20
WNW
3p
11g22
WNW
4p
11g23
WNW
5p
10g24
NW
6p
9g24
NW
7p
7g23
NW
8p
4g22
NW
Flyable 8am–12pm — best around 6am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Thursday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
1g7
SSW
7a
2g7
SSW
8a
2g8
SSW
9a
2g9
SSW
10a
3g13
WSW
11a
4g16
W
12p
5g19
W
1p
5g19
W
2p
5g18
W
3p
4g18
WSW
4p
4g21
WSW
5p
3g25
SW
6p
2g27
SW
7p
2g25
SSW
8p
2g22
SSW
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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