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NESW 232° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
90
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
SW
232°
Aloft
8
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~6705ft
Temp
56°
F
Cloudbase
17,893
ft MSL
Elevation
11,188
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:28 AM
local
Sunset
8:40 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

Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–2pm
6a
9g12
W
7a
7g10
W
8a
6g8
WSW
9a
4g9
W
10a
4g7
W
11a
4g6
WSW
12p
6g7
W
1p
7g9
WSW
2p
9g12
SW
3p
9g14
W
4p
8g13
W
5p
8g12
WNW
6p
6g8
WNW
7p
6g8
WNW
8p
4g6
NW
Flyable 6am–4pm — best around 2pm: 9 mph SW, gusts 12. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–2pm
6a
9g9
SW
7a
8g9
SW
8a
7g10
SW
9a
6g8
WSW
10a
6g9
WSW
11a
7g9
WSW
12p
6g10
SSW
1p
6g11
SSW
2p
6g11
WSW
3p
8g13
W
4p
13g17
NNW
5p
10g13
NNW
6p
10g12
NW
7p
10g12
NW
8p
9g12
NW
Flyable 6am–3pm — best around 6am: 9 mph SW, gusts 9. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 12pm–3pm
6a
6g6
S
7a
5g5
SSE
8a
4g4
SSE
9a
2g5
SE
10a
1g4
SE
11a
4g6
WNW
12p
10g12
WSW
1p
10g13
W
2p
12g15
W
3p
5g9
SW
4p
14g18
NW
5p
12g15
NW
6p
11g14
NW
7p
5g18
WNW
8p
3g13
WNW
Flyable 12pm–3pm — best around 3pm: 5 mph SW, gusts 9.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
2g7
S
7a
3g8
S
8a
3g9
S
9a
4g11
SSW
10a
5g15
SW
11a
7g19
SW
12p
8g23
WSW
1p
9g24
WSW
2p
8g23
WSW
3p
8g24
WSW
4p
9g26
W
5p
10g29
W
6p
11g30
W
7p
9g26
W
8p
6g19
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Monday Caution workable 6am
6a
2g9
S
7a
2g11
SSW
8a
3g13
SSW
9a
4g15
SW
10a
5g17
WSW
11a
7g19
W
12p
8g20
W
1p
9g22
WNW
2p
9g24
WNW
3p
10g26
WNW
4p
10g26
NW
5p
10g26
NW
6p
9g27
NW
7p
7g28
NW
8p
4g29
NW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph S, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g9
S
7a
2g9
S
8a
3g11
S
9a
4g12
SSW
10a
4g13
SW
11a
5g14
WSW
12p
7g16
W
1p
7g19
W
2p
8g23
W
3p
8g26
WNW
4p
9g27
WNW
5p
10g28
WNW
6p
9g28
NW
7p
8g29
NW
8p
5g29
NW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g6
S
7a
2g6
S
8a
3g7
S
9a
3g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g12
WSW
12p
5g14
WSW
1p
5g17
WSW
2p
4g20
WSW
3p
4g22
WSW
4p
4g23
W
5p
5g24
W
6p
5g24
W
7p
4g23
W
8p
3g22
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 6.
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