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La Jara ridge

NM
35.2739°, -107.7560° 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 201° SSW
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Temp
66°
F
Dew point
47°
F
Elevation
8,054
ft MSL
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What we look for at La Jara ridge

Wind direction

SSW (200°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

8–18 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 and thermal/XC site (~8,050 ft) near Grants, facing roughly SW to W. Best in a SW-through-W wind; S and NW are marginal cross directions. Primarily a thermal site, most active in spring and fall with midday launches. Watch for overdevelopment, strong afternoon valley cycles, and lee rotor if the wind backs to the N or E. Intermediate/advanced terrain; confirm access and any landowner permission before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 5pm–7pm 🌅 sunset 7:19 PM
6a
5g9
S
7a
3g8
SSW
8a
3g12
W
9a
7g15
WSW
10a
9g17
WSW
11a
11g19
W
12p
13g18
W
1p
13g17
WNW
2p
14g17
NW
3p
14g21
WNW
4p
17g19
WNW
5p
9g13
WNW
6p
7g12
WSW
7p
13g15
S
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 1pm: 13 mph WNW, gusts 17. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 9am–12pm 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
1g5
NNW
7a
3g4
NE
8a
4g10
N
9a
5g9
NNW
10a
5g5
NW
11a
7g7
NW
12p
8g8
WNW
1p
12g13
WSW
2p
8g12
WSW
3p
13g14
W
4p
18g20
WNW
5p
12g15
NW
6p
6g9
NW
7p
4g16
SSW
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 12pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 8.
Wednesday Caution workable 7am–10am 🌅 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 7am–10am — best around 9am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Caution workable 6am 🌅 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
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 6 mph SSE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
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 12pm: 5 mph SW, gusts 13. 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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