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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 265° W
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
19
mph base
Gusts
27
mph
Temp
46°
F
Dew point
37°
F
Elevation
11,978
ft MSL
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What we look for at Mt.Princeton

Wind direction

NE (45°) → SE (135°)

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

Ideal speed

4–12 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.

Rarely-flown, advanced high-altitude launch (~11,978 ft) on Mt. Princeton in the Collegiate Peaks near Salida. Faces roughly east and works best with gentle early-morning upslope flow. Notorious for dust devils front and back near launch; the access road is long and rough and the launch itself is committing. Fly at dawn and be off before mid-morning breeze and afternoon buildups shut it down. Expert terrain - get a local intro before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
30g54
W
7a
31g52
W
8a
23g45
W
9a
35g56
W
10a
24g46
W
11a
28g48
W
12p
21g39
W
1p
28g45
W
2p
34g52
WSW
3p
36g56
WSW
4p
19g36
W
5p
20g33
W
6p
24g36
WNW
7p
29g43
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
14g20
W
7a
19g26
W
8a
18g27
W
9a
14g24
WSW
10a
13g22
SW
11a
15g21
WSW
12p
17g24
WSW
1p
18g24
WSW
2p
18g26
SW
3p
12g20
SW
4p
27g44
WSW
5p
22g36
W
6p
7g12
SW
7p
1g21
SW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
2g11
WSW
7a
2g11
WSW
8a
1g11
WSW
9a
1g11
SW
10a
1g13
S
11a
2g16
S
12p
2g18
SSE
1p
1g18
S
2p
1g17
SSW
3p
0g16
W
4p
1g15
SSE
5p
3g15
SSE
6p
3g14
SSE
7p
2g13
SSE
No usable window today.
Thursday Caution workable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
1g8
SW
7a
1g9
SW
8a
1g10
SSW
9a
1g11
S
10a
1g11
SSE
11a
2g12
SSE
12p
2g13
SE
1p
2g13
SE
2p
1g15
S
3p
1g15
WSW
4p
1g15
WNW
5p
1g15
WNW
6p
2g15
WNW
7p
2g13
W
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 1 mph SW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
3g25
W
7a
3g26
W
8a
3g25
W
9a
3g24
W
10a
2g23
WNW
11a
1g21
WNW
12p
1g20
NNW
1p
1g21
ENE
2p
1g23
E
3p
2g24
E
4p
0g23
E
5p
1g21
W
6p
3g19
W
7p
3g18
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:06 PM
6a
4g18
W
7a
4g18
W
8a
4g18
WNW
9a
4g18
WNW
10a
4g17
WNW
11a
4g17
W
12p
4g17
W
1p
4g18
W
2p
4g19
W
3p
4g21
W
4p
5g23
W
5p
6g26
W
6p
7g28
W
7p
7g28
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:04 PM
6a
4g17
W
7a
4g17
W
8a
3g17
W
9a
3g17
W
10a
2g17
W
11a
2g18
W
12p
2g18
W
1p
2g19
WNW
2p
3g20
WNW
3p
4g21
WNW
4p
5g22
WNW
5p
5g23
WNW
6p
5g23
WNW
7p
5g22
WNW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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