Duck Creek Pass

• Wind directionS (180°) → W (270°)
• Ideal speed5–12 mph
• Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

No documented flying-site record found for Duck Creek Pass (Broadwater County, near Townsend, MT, ~7,500 ft saddle on the Belt Divide). It does not appear in the Bozeman Airforce (flybozeman.org) site guide, siteguide.app Montana list, XContest, or pilot reports — the local Bozeman-area established sites are Bear Canyon, Pass Creek, The M, Mt Ellis, and Hogback. The wind window below is INFERRED only from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (SE,S,SW,W octants), so treat it as a rough guess, not verified data. Best-supported facing is S through W (centered SW ~225°), with the SE edge (~135-180°) and the W/WNW edge (~270-290°) as marginal/cross. As a high-altitude mountain launch, expect true-altitude effects: thinner air means higher true airspeed for a given indicated speed, so keep conservative on wind/gust limits. Likely a thermic, hike-in alpine launch — anticipate strong midday thermals, valley/anabatic flow up-slope by late morning, possible lee-side rotor if any northerly/easterly component develops, and ideally fly mid-morning or evening glass-off to avoid the rowdiest cycles. CRITICAL: confirm legality, access, LZ, and conditions with a local pilot before flying — contact Bozeman Airforce (flybozeman@gmail.com). Suggested ideal speed 5-12 mph, max base ~15 mph, max gust ~18 mph are generic mountain-PG defaults, NOT site-specific.