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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 171° S
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
11
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Temp
62°
F
Dew point
41°
F
Elevation
8,104
ft MSL
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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

Monday Caution workable 8am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:24 PM
6a
13g26
NNW
7a
10g20
NNW
8a
8g16
NNW
9a
4g12
NW
10a
5g15
NW
11a
7g18
WNW
12p
9g23
W
1p
13g27
W
2p
17g32
W
3p
16g34
W
4p
15g30
W
5p
14g28
WNW
6p
17g24
NW
7p
16g23
NNW
Borderline only 8am–9am — best around 9am: 4 mph NW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:22 PM
6a
3g4
SSE
7a
4g6
SSE
8a
9g10
SSE
9a
9g14
SSE
10a
11g17
SSE
11a
12g22
S
12p
11g23
S
1p
23g32
SW
2p
20g31
WSW
3p
23g32
WSW
4p
23g31
WSW
5p
20g28
WSW
6p
16g22
WSW
7p
10g21
SSW
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:20 PM
6a
1g8
E
7a
1g7
NNE
8a
2g7
WNW
9a
3g9
W
10a
5g12
SW
11a
8g17
SW
12p
10g21
SSW
1p
10g24
SW
2p
9g26
SW
3p
8g27
WSW
4p
8g24
SW
5p
7g19
SSW
6p
7g15
SSW
7p
6g13
S
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph E, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:19 PM
6a
2g5
ESE
7a
2g7
ESE
8a
2g10
ESE
9a
2g13
SE
10a
3g14
SSE
11a
5g16
S
12p
7g18
S
1p
8g19
SSW
2p
9g21
SSW
3p
9g23
SSW
4p
10g26
SSW
5p
10g30
S
6p
10g32
S
7p
9g31
SSE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
2g6
SSE
7a
1g6
SSE
8a
1g6
SSE
9a
2g6
S
10a
4g7
SSW
11a
8g7
SW
12p
12g8
SW
1p
14g9
SW
2p
16g12
SW
3p
17g13
SW
4p
16g12
SW
5p
14g11
SW
6p
11g10
SW
7p
8g10
SW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 2 mph SSE, gusts 6.
Saturday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
1g5
NE
7a
1g7
ESE
8a
2g13
SE
9a
3g17
SSE
10a
3g17
SW
11a
5g17
WSW
12p
8g18
W
1p
7g22
WSW
2p
8g27
SW
3p
8g30
SSW
4p
8g31
SSW
5p
8g30
SW
6p
8g28
SW
7p
7g26
SW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph NE, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–7pm 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
2g7
NNW
7a
2g7
NNW
8a
1g7
NNW
9a
1g7
NNW
10a
0g7
N
11a
0g8
NE
12p
1g8
E
1p
2g9
E
2p
3g9
ENE
3p
4g10
ENE
4p
5g11
ENE
5p
6g11
ENE
6p
6g11
ENE
7p
6g12
ENE
Borderline only 6am–7pm — best around 6pm: 6 mph ENE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–7pm — smooth, light ENE ~6 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
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