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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 292° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
WNW
292°
Aloft
5
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2136ft
Temp
69°
F
Cloudbase
4,574
ft MSL
Elevation
2,438
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:00 AM
local
Sunset
7:48 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Iron Mountain

Wind direction

SW (220°) → WSW (250°)

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

Ideal speed

7–10 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.

Rarely-flown, expert-only SW/W-facing SDHGPA site. Works on a SW-W wind (220-250) at 7-10 mph, best in evening glass-off; summer is strong and turbulent. Rated P4+/H4+ — SDHGPA actually recommends against flying here and points pilots to Little Black or Big Black instead. Hazards: boulder/old-mine terrain with no real LZ, unpredictable micro-wind directions, and a tight ~3,800 ft airspace ceiling (Miramar) leaving only about 1,000 ft over launch. Go only with a local and a site briefing.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 8am–10am
6a
2g2
N
7a
2g4
E
8a
1g3
SE
9a
2g3
WSW
10a
4g4
WSW
11a
6g6
WNW
12p
8g8
W
1p
9g9
W
2p
10g11
W
3p
11g11
W
4p
10g10
W
5p
10g10
W
6p
9g9
W
7p
8g8
W
Flyable 8am–10am — best around 8am: 1 mph SE, gusts 3.
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–9am
6a
3g3
NNE
7a
1g2
N
8a
1g2
NNW
9a
2g2
WSW
10a
3g3
WNW
11a
7g7
WNW
12p
9g9
WNW
1p
10g10
WNW
2p
11g11
WNW
3p
11g11
WNW
4p
10g10
WNW
5p
9g10
WNW
6p
7g7
WNW
7p
6g6
NW
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 7am: 1 mph N, gusts 2.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
0g0
S
7a
1g1
SE
8a
1g1
S
9a
2g3
WSW
10a
6g6
WNW
11a
7g7
WNW
12p
9g9
W
1p
10g11
W
2p
11g11
W
3p
11g11
W
4p
10g10
W
5p
9g9
W
6p
6g17
W
7p
5g14
W
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 0 mph S, gusts 0.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
0g3
N
7a
0g4
NW
8a
1g6
W
9a
2g9
WSW
10a
4g13
WSW
11a
6g16
WSW
12p
7g19
WSW
1p
8g21
WSW
2p
8g22
WSW
3p
8g22
WSW
4p
8g22
W
5p
7g20
WSW
6p
6g18
WSW
7p
5g15
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 0 mph N, gusts 3. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
S
7a
1g7
SW
8a
1g10
WSW
9a
3g11
WSW
10a
4g13
WSW
11a
5g15
WSW
12p
6g17
WSW
1p
7g18
WSW
2p
8g19
WSW
3p
8g21
WSW
4p
8g22
W
5p
7g22
W
6p
6g23
W
7p
5g22
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
1g6
NNW
7a
1g8
NW
8a
1g10
WNW
9a
2g12
W
10a
4g14
WSW
11a
5g16
WSW
12p
7g18
WSW
1p
8g19
W
2p
9g20
W
3p
9g22
WSW
4p
8g23
WSW
5p
7g24
WSW
6p
6g24
WSW
7p
5g23
WSW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph NNW, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
0g7
NE
7a
0g8
E
8a
1g10
WSW
9a
2g12
WSW
10a
4g14
WSW
11a
6g16
WSW
12p
6g18
WSW
1p
7g20
WSW
2p
7g21
WSW
3p
7g22
W
4p
8g23
W
5p
7g23
W
6p
7g23
W
7p
6g23
W
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 0 mph NE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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