Crow Butte

ID
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NESW 337° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
90
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
NNW
337°
Aloft
10
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10636ft
Temp
85°
F
Cloudbase
14,064
ft MSL
Elevation
3,428
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:32 AM
local
Sunset
9:09 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Crow Butte

Wind direction

WNW (293°) → NNW (337°)

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

Ideal speed

7–15 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.

Small high-desert butte in the Kuna/Melba belt southwest of Boise, similar to nearby Pickle and Kuna buttes. Works best on a northwest wind straight into the slope, flown morning to early afternoon before valley thermals build. Watch for lee rotor if the wind backs east and for gusty afternoon conditions. Little site-specific info is published, so check with local Boise-area pilots first.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am–4pm
6a
6g6
WSW
7a
3g3
NE
8a
2g2
S
9a
6g10
NW
10a
10g11
WNW
11a
9g9
NW
12p
10g12
NW
1p
9g10
NW
2p
5g6
NW
3p
8g8
NW
4p
9g11
NW
5p
11g17
NW
6p
13g14
NW
7p
12g14
NW
8p
11g15
NW
9p
6g8
NNW
Flyable 9am–9pm — best around 10am: 10 mph WNW, gusts 11. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–9pm — smooth, light NNW ~6 mph, clear evening sky, 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
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–1pm
6a
2g2
SE
7a
1g1
SW
8a
2g3
NW
9a
5g5
WNW
10a
4g6
WNW
11a
4g4
W
12p
5g6
W
1p
5g9
W
2p
5g6
W
3p
4g7
WNW
4p
4g14
NW
5p
5g17
NW
6p
4g17
NW
7p
6g13
NNW
8p
9g13
NNW
9p
7g9
N
Flyable 7am–1pm — best around 8pm: 9 mph NNW, gusts 13.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–8pm — smooth, light NNW ~9 mph, clear evening sky, 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 11am–1pm
6a
1g1
SW
7a
3g3
S
8a
3g3
SE
9a
4g4
SE
10a
7g15
WNW
11a
12g14
NW
12p
10g13
NW
1p
10g14
NW
2p
8g18
NW
3p
8g20
NW
4p
10g20
NW
5p
11g20
NNW
6p
12g17
NW
7p
8g19
NNW
8p
7g16
NNW
9p
5g14
NNW
Flyable 11am–1pm — best around 11am: 12 mph NW, gusts 14.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
10g19
WNW
7a
10g19
WNW
8a
10g20
WNW
9a
10g20
WNW
10a
11g22
WNW
11a
12g25
WNW
12p
13g27
WNW
1p
13g27
WNW
2p
13g27
WNW
3p
13g27
NW
4p
13g27
NW
5p
14g27
NW
6p
14g27
NW
7p
11g25
NW
8p
8g22
NW
9p
5g19
NNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 22 mph limit through the day.
Monday Flyable flyable 8am–10am
6a
6g14
WNW
7a
7g13
WNW
8a
8g12
WNW
9a
9g12
WNW
10a
10g14
WNW
11a
11g17
WNW
12p
12g20
WNW
1p
12g20
WNW
2p
12g19
WNW
3p
12g19
WNW
4p
12g19
WNW
5p
12g20
NW
6p
12g21
NW
7p
10g21
NW
8p
8g20
WNW
9p
6g20
WNW
Flyable 6am–5pm — best around 9am: 9 mph WNW, gusts 12. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 11am–12pm
6a
2g6
NE
7a
2g7
NE
8a
3g9
NE
9a
2g11
NNE
10a
2g12
NW
11a
5g12
WNW
12p
7g13
WNW
1p
8g16
WNW
2p
9g20
WNW
3p
9g22
WNW
4p
9g22
WNW
5p
8g19
NW
6p
8g17
NW
7p
7g17
NW
8p
6g17
NW
9p
4g17
NW
Borderline only 11am–12pm — best around 12pm: 7 mph WNW, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
7g13
ENE
7a
7g12
ENE
8a
7g12
ENE
9a
7g13
ENE
10a
5g13
ENE
11a
3g14
ESE
12p
4g15
SSE
1p
3g16
S
2p
3g17
SSW
3p
3g18
SW
4p
4g17
WSW
5p
4g15
WSW
6p
4g13
W
7p
3g13
W
8p
2g13
NW
9p
2g13
N
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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