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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 25° NNE
Current conditions
Flyability score
5
/100 · paragliding
Wind
12
mph base
Gusts
21
mph
Direction
NNE
25°
Aloft
19
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~6341ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
14,445
ft MSL
Elevation
8,104
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:08 AM
local
Sunset
8:31 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Lookout Mountain

Wind direction

WNW (292°) → NNE (22°)

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

Ideal speed

6–10 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.

Remote butte in the Moffat County wild-horse country of NW Colorado, ~50 mi from Maybell; high-clearance vehicle needed. Launch anywhere along the ridge, with the grassy area near the towers preferred. Faces N and NW (strongest), also NE and W; winter/spring winds run N through W. Not a club-managed site and no published speed limits - treat conditions conservatively.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
4g6
WNW
7a
3g4
WNW
8a
5g6
WSW
9a
6g7
WSW
10a
6g9
WSW
11a
7g11
SW
12p
7g13
WSW
1p
8g16
W
2p
8g16
W
3p
7g16
WSW
4p
3g10
SSE
5p
6g12
NE
6p
8g13
NW
7p
12g13
NW
8p
16g22
N
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6pm: 8 mph NW, gusts 13.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–11am
6a
2g3
N
7a
2g2
WNW
8a
1g1
W
9a
2g3
N
10a
4g6
NW
11a
6g9
NW
12p
6g11
WNW
1p
5g12
NW
2p
28g33
W
3p
6g12
NNW
4p
10g19
NNE
5p
14g23
WNW
6p
14g18
NNW
7p
14g17
NNW
8p
8g13
N
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 11am: 6 mph NW, gusts 9. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light N ~8 mph, some cloud, the day heated up well.
– Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening– Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Flyable flyable 2pm
6a
8g9
SSE
7a
6g7
SE
8a
4g5
SSE
9a
4g5
S
10a
4g5
SSW
11a
7g8
S
12p
7g12
S
1p
4g12
W
2p
8g13
NE
3p
4g11
NNW
4p
5g14
W
5p
8g13
WSW
6p
9g10
W
7p
9g20
NNE
8p
10g20
N
Flyable 1pm–3pm — best around 6pm: 9 mph W, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
0g2
E
7a
1g3
ESE
8a
2g6
ESE
9a
3g9
ESE
10a
3g10
SE
11a
4g12
SSE
12p
4g15
S
1p
7g19
SW
2p
11g24
WSW
3p
15g28
W
4p
14g27
W
5p
11g25
W
6p
8g24
W
7p
7g24
WSW
8p
7g25
SSW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 0 mph E, gusts 2.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
4g7
N
7a
5g9
NNW
8a
7g12
NNW
9a
8g14
NW
10a
7g13
NW
11a
5g12
NW
12p
4g12
NW
1p
5g15
WNW
2p
8g18
WNW
3p
11g21
WNW
4p
14g24
WNW
5p
16g26
WNW
6p
16g28
WNW
7p
15g30
NW
8p
14g31
NW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 8am: 7 mph NNW, gusts 12. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 9am
6a
14g21
NNW
7a
13g20
NNW
8a
12g18
NNW
9a
11g18
NNW
10a
9g20
NNW
11a
8g23
N
12p
6g25
N
1p
5g24
N
2p
4g23
NNW
3p
5g22
NW
4p
7g21
NNW
5p
12g21
N
6p
15g21
N
7p
15g22
N
8p
12g24
N
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 11 mph NNW, gusts 18. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusts 18 mph over the site's 15 mph limit.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
7g9
NNW
7a
6g9
NNW
8a
5g9
N
9a
5g9
N
10a
3g10
NNE
11a
1g10
NE
12p
2g11
E
1p
2g13
ENE
2p
4g16
NE
3p
6g18
NNE
4p
8g19
NNE
5p
9g20
NNE
6p
10g21
NNE
7p
10g22
NNE
8p
9g22
NNE
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 7 mph NNW, gusts 9. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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