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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 63° ENE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
ENE
63°
Aloft
5
ENE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2023ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
4,461
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
N
7a
1g3
E
8a
0g1
W
9a
1g2
WNW
10a
3g3
W
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 E, gusts 3.
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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