Elk Mound

• Wind directionN (0°) → N (359°)
• Ideal speed8–15 mph
• Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

No public club/USHPA or paraglidingEarth numeric site guide found for Elk Mound. Inference only. Elk Mound is a small, isolated glacial kame in NW Wisconsin (Dunn County, ~370 ft relief above surrounding farmland, summit ~1200 ft MSL). The paraglidingEarth orientation hint lists all 8 octants (N,NE,E,SE,S,SW,W,NW) as working, which is characteristic of an isolated conical mound: you launch whichever face is directly into the wind, so it is nominally soarable from any direction rather than having one favored arc. There is no single dominant ideal direction — pick the upwind face. Because the hill is small and isolated, usable conditions are light-to-moderate winds (roughly 8-15 mph ideal, ~18 mph max base, gusts to low-20s); stronger winds produce strong rotor and turbulence in the lee of an isolated mound and reduce the soarable band. Best lift typically mid-day with thermal enhancement; mornings/evenings for smoother ridge soaring. Likely small/private launch with limited landing options at the base — confirm access, landowner permission, and rating requirements with the local Wisconsin club (Raven / RHGPA-area pilots) before flying. Treat speed/gust figures as conservative general-knowledge estimates, not site-verified.