Cleary Summit

• Wind directionNNW (335°) → NNE (25°)
• Ideal speed6–15 mph
• Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

North-facing launch near Fairbanks, AK (Cleary/Pedro Dome area, ~2,233 ft summit; ridge/lodge ~2,435 ft overlooking a wooded north-facing bowl on the Steese Highway). Works on a north flow; orientation octants N/NE/NW per paraglidingEarth, confirmed by terrain descriptions of a north-facing bowl below the ridge. IDEAL arc straight-in N (roughly NNW through NNE, ~335-025 met). MARGINAL into NW/W (~295) and NE/E (~065) where it becomes cross. South-quadrant winds are unflyable / leeside (rotor over the back). No explicit club or USHPA wind-speed numbers were found for this specific site, so speeds are inferred from typical paragliding ridge/soaring practice: ideal ~6-15 mph, max usable base ~18 mph, gusts kept under ~20 mph. Likely thermic/midday cycles in summer; the famous midnight-sun extends the flyable window in summer. Treat as a smaller local site — verify access (Skiland ski area / private overlook property nearby) and current conditions with local Fairbanks-area pilots before flying. HAZARDS: leeside rotor if wind backs south, possible terrain/tree turbulence around the bowl, and thermal cycles that can over-develop midday.