Beartooth Pass

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45.0316°, -109.4110° Directions ↗

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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 239° WSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
WSW
239°
Aloft
12
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5091ft
Temp
52°
F
Cloudbase
14,845
ft MSL
Elevation
9,754
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:00 AM
local
Sunset
8:46 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Beartooth Pass

Wind direction

SW (225°) → NW (315°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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-alpine roadside launch along the Beartooth Highway (US-212) at nearly 10,000 ft — not an established, documented club site. Extreme density altitude hurts wing performance, and alpine thermals plus venturi through the pass build fast, so fly early-morning or evening smooth air. The highway is only open roughly late May to mid-October. Unverified site — confirm the launch, legality, and conditions with local pilots before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am–10am
6a
7g9
NW
7a
6g8
N
8a
5g8
N
9a
4g7
NW
10a
4g9
NW
11a
3g9
NNE
12p
1g11
NE
1p
2g11
ESE
2p
6g11
WNW
3p
6g12
NW
4p
8g15
NNW
5p
9g14
NW
6p
11g16
NW
7p
9g13
NW
8p
2g8
NNW
Flyable 2pm–8pm — best around 6pm: 11 mph NW, gusts 16. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–7pm — smooth, light NW ~9 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, 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
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
8g8
WSW
7a
9g10
W
8a
7g9
W
9a
3g7
WNW
10a
1g9
NW
11a
7g12
WNW
12p
12g14
WNW
1p
11g14
WNW
2p
8g13
NNW
3p
5g12
ESE
4p
7g13
NE
5p
3g11
NE
6p
8g10
E
7p
6g11
S
8p
2g7
S
Flyable 6am–2pm — best around 6am: 8 mph WSW, gusts 8. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 2pm–5pm
6a
12g17
SW
7a
12g18
WSW
8a
12g20
WSW
9a
11g20
WSW
10a
12g22
WSW
11a
13g20
W
12p
17g22
WSW
1p
18g23
WSW
2p
16g21
WSW
3p
16g20
WSW
4p
14g21
WSW
5p
13g20
SW
6p
16g23
WSW
7p
10g29
WSW
8p
8g25
WSW
Borderline only 2pm–5pm — best around 6am: 12 mph SW, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
2g9
SSE
7a
3g11
S
8a
4g14
SSW
9a
6g18
SW
10a
8g23
SW
11a
11g28
SW
12p
13g33
WSW
1p
15g37
WSW
2p
16g41
WSW
3p
17g43
WSW
4p
17g43
WSW
5p
16g40
WSW
6p
14g37
WSW
7p
12g32
WSW
8p
9g26
SW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 2 mph SSE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Caution workable 6am
6a
0g8
N
7a
1g10
SSE
8a
3g14
S
9a
4g17
S
10a
4g19
SSW
11a
5g21
SSW
12p
6g21
SW
1p
6g21
WSW
2p
5g21
W
3p
6g21
W
4p
5g22
W
5p
3g23
WSW
6p
2g24
SW
7p
1g24
SW
8p
1g23
N
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 0 mph N, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g9
ESE
7a
2g9
ESE
8a
3g10
ESE
9a
4g12
SE
10a
4g14
SSE
11a
4g16
S
12p
5g17
SSW
1p
5g18
SSW
2p
4g19
SSW
3p
3g19
SSW
4p
1g19
SE
5p
3g19
ENE
6p
5g19
NE
7p
4g19
NE
8p
2g18
NE
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g15
SSE
7a
2g17
SSW
8a
3g20
SSW
9a
4g23
SW
10a
6g24
SW
11a
8g24
WSW
12p
10g26
WSW
1p
11g29
WSW
2p
11g33
WSW
3p
11g36
WSW
4p
11g35
WSW
5p
11g32
WSW
6p
10g30
WSW
7p
9g29
WSW
8p
8g29
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
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