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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 128° SE
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Temp
61°
F
Dew point
56°
F
Elevation
2,438
ft MSL
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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

Sunday Flyable flyable 7am–1pm 🌅 sunset 6:56 PM
6a
2g4
N
7a
1g5
NNW
8a
2g6
SE
9a
2g5
WSW
10a
4g4
SW
11a
5g5
SW
12p
8g8
WSW
1p
9g9
W
2p
12g12
W
3p
9g9
WSW
4p
10g10
W
5p
8g8
W
6p
9g9
W
Flyable 7am–6pm — best around 10am: 4 mph SW, gusts 4. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 4pm–6pm — smooth, light W ~9 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Monday Flyable flyable 11am–6pm 🌅 sunset 6:55 PM
6a
2g3
S
7a
3g5
S
8a
4g6
SSE
9a
5g7
S
10a
6g7
SSW
11a
8g8
SW
12p
9g9
SW
1p
10g11
SW
2p
12g12
SW
3p
12g12
SW
4p
11g12
SW
5p
10g10
SW
6p
8g8
SW
Flyable 10am–6pm — best around 11am: 8 mph SW, gusts 8. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–6pm — smooth, light SW ~8 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Tuesday Flyable flyable 12pm–5pm 🌅 sunset 6:53 PM
6a
4g6
S
7a
4g7
S
8a
5g8
S
9a
6g9
S
10a
6g10
S
11a
8g11
SSW
12p
10g11
SW
1p
11g11
SW
2p
12g12
SW
3p
12g12
SW
4p
11g11
SW
5p
10g11
SW
6p
6g19
WSW
Flyable 11am–5pm — best around 5pm: 10 mph SW, gusts 11. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm — smooth, light SW ~10 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Wednesday Slim window flyable 8am 🌅 sunset 6:52 PM
6a
2g6
E
7a
2g6
ENE
8a
2g7
ENE
9a
1g9
SE
10a
2g11
SSW
11a
4g14
SW
12p
6g17
SW
1p
8g21
WSW
2p
9g24
WSW
3p
9g24
W
4p
9g23
W
5p
8g21
W
6p
7g19
W
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph ENE, gusts 7. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Thursday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 6:51 PM
6a
1g5
WSW
7a
1g7
W
8a
2g9
W
9a
3g11
W
10a
4g13
W
11a
5g15
W
12p
6g17
W
1p
7g18
W
2p
8g20
W
3p
9g21
W
4p
9g22
W
5p
8g23
W
6p
7g23
W
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 6:49 PM
6a
1g6
N
7a
1g7
NNE
8a
1g9
NNW
9a
2g11
WNW
10a
4g14
W
11a
5g16
W
12p
7g18
W
1p
8g19
W
2p
8g20
W
3p
9g21
W
4p
9g22
W
5p
8g23
W
6p
7g24
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph N, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Saturday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 6:48 PM
6a
1g5
ESE
7a
1g7
ESE
8a
1g8
ESE
9a
1g10
SSW
10a
3g13
WSW
11a
5g15
WSW
12p
5g16
WSW
1p
6g17
WSW
2p
6g19
WSW
3p
7g20
WSW
4p
7g22
WSW
5p
7g23
WSW
6p
6g23
WSW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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