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Farleys (aka Grants East Ridge)

NM
35.2146°, -107.7820° Directions ↗
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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 255° WSW
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Temp
68°
F
Dew point
48°
F
Elevation
7,592
ft MSL
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What we look for at Farleys (aka Grants East Ridge)

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → NW (310°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

High-desert ridge-soaring site (~7,600 ft) near Grants. Works best in a west-to-northwest wind, with SW and N as marginal edges; a separate narrow northerly window is also reportedly workable. Thin air means faster launch and landing speeds, and midday brings punchy thermals plus lee rotor if the wind backs to the east or south. No club guide publishes exact numbers here, so confirm conditions, access, and rating with local New Mexico pilots first.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 6am–7am 🌅 sunset 7:19 PM
6a
6g9
SW
7a
3g6
W
8a
3g10
NE
9a
7g14
WNW
10a
9g17
W
11a
12g19
W
12p
13g18
W
1p
14g17
WNW
2p
15g18
NW
3p
10g18
NW
4p
18g22
WSW
5p
10g13
NW
6p
7g10
SSW
7p
14g18
S
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 1pm: 14 mph WNW, gusts 17. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–6pm — smooth, light SSW ~7 mph (a touch cross), some cloud, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening– Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Tuesday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
4g4
ESE
7a
5g6
ENE
8a
5g7
NE
9a
6g11
NNW
10a
7g7
NW
11a
6g6
NW
12p
8g8
WNW
1p
6g7
WNW
2p
7g9
SW
3p
10g11
SW
4p
15g16
WNW
5p
12g14
NW
6p
9g9
WNW
7p
4g16
SSW
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 12pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 8. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Caution workable 9am 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
6a
4g10
SE
7a
3g10
SSE
8a
3g9
S
9a
4g10
SSW
10a
5g13
SSW
11a
6g16
S
12p
7g18
S
1p
6g18
S
2p
4g16
SSE
3p
3g14
SE
4p
3g12
SE
5p
2g9
SE
6p
2g8
SE
7p
2g7
SE
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
6g13
SSE
7a
5g15
S
8a
3g18
S
9a
3g20
S
10a
5g21
S
11a
7g21
S
12p
8g21
S
1p
9g22
S
2p
8g24
S
3p
8g24
S
4p
7g24
S
5p
5g24
S
6p
4g23
S
7p
3g22
SSE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Caution workable 6am–7am 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
1g7
ESE
7a
1g7
ESE
8a
1g9
S
9a
1g11
SSW
10a
3g12
SW
11a
4g12
SW
12p
5g13
SW
1p
6g15
SW
2p
6g17
WSW
3p
6g19
WSW
4p
5g19
WSW
5p
4g19
WSW
6p
2g18
WSW
7p
1g17
SSW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
2g11
NNE
7a
3g12
N
8a
3g13
N
9a
4g14
NNW
10a
5g16
NNW
11a
6g18
NNW
12p
7g20
NW
1p
7g21
NW
2p
7g21
NW
3p
6g21
WNW
4p
5g22
WNW
5p
4g24
NW
6p
3g24
NNW
7p
3g22
NNW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:10 PM
6a
2g6
N
7a
3g7
N
8a
3g9
N
9a
4g11
N
10a
4g13
N
11a
5g15
N
12p
5g17
N
1p
4g19
NNW
2p
4g21
NNW
3p
3g23
NNW
4p
3g24
NW
5p
3g25
NW
6p
2g24
WNW
7p
2g22
WNW
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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