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Mt. Zion aka Lookout aka LO (Golden)

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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 354° N
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
N
354°
Aloft
6
N @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~5250ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
12,094
ft MSL
Elevation
6,844
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:59 AM
local
Sunset
8:15 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mt. Zion aka Lookout aka LO (Golden)

Wind direction

NE (45°) → E (90°)

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

Ideal speed

5–15 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.

RMHPA: NE-E ideal (5-15mph). N crosswind/light SE workable but terrain turbulence; strong SE,S,W dangerous. Thermal site, little ridge lift; thunderstorms May-Aug. USHPA+RMHPA membership + 10 sponsored flights required.

Window data compiled from rmhpa.org, rmhpa.github.io — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 8am–2pm
5a
9g9
WSW
6a
9g11
W
7a
6g7
WSW
8a
4g4
E
9a
6g6
E
10a
8g8
E
11a
8g10
ENE
12p
9g9
ENE
1p
11g12
ENE
2p
11g13
ENE
3p
16g19
NE
4p
11g15
E
5p
14g17
SE
6p
17g19
SSE
7p
6g13
NNE
8p
2g11
NW
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 10am: 8 mph E, gusts 8. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 2pm–7pm
6a
3g3
W
7a
5g5
W
8a
2g3
ENE
9a
6g12
E
10a
8g11
ENE
11a
10g11
ENE
12p
11g13
ENE
1p
11g16
ENE
2p
10g13
ENE
3p
10g14
ENE
4p
13g15
ENE
5p
12g15
E
6p
9g11
ENE
7p
10g11
ENE
8p
8g15
E
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 10am: 8 mph ENE, gusts 11. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–8pm — smooth, light ENE ~10 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
Sunday Flyable flyable 9am–10am
6a
12g14
W
7a
12g15
WNW
8a
5g13
WNW
9a
5g7
ENE
10a
6g9
E
11a
6g14
E
12p
8g14
E
1p
11g16
E
2p
11g16
E
3p
10g18
E
4p
11g20
SE
5p
7g17
SE
6p
11g18
ESE
7p
6g17
ESE
8p
7g18
SE
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 9am: 5 mph ENE, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
11g24
W
7a
9g22
W
8a
6g19
W
9a
4g17
W
10a
3g15
W
11a
2g13
NW
12p
2g13
NW
1p
4g16
NW
2p
8g21
WNW
3p
9g23
WNW
4p
6g22
W
5p
2g19
SSW
6p
4g16
SSE
7p
2g17
S
8p
4g18
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
6a
7g16
NNE
7a
7g17
NNE
8a
7g17
NNE
9a
7g18
NNE
10a
5g19
NE
11a
4g19
NE
12p
3g19
ENE
1p
3g19
E
2p
5g20
E
3p
5g20
E
4p
5g20
ESE
5p
7g19
SSE
6p
7g18
SSE
7p
5g18
SSE
8p
1g18
SSE
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g15
W
7a
3g15
W
8a
0g15
N
9a
3g16
ENE
10a
4g17
ENE
11a
5g18
ENE
12p
7g19
ENE
1p
8g20
ENE
2p
10g22
ENE
3p
10g23
ENE
4p
10g23
ENE
5p
9g22
ENE
6p
8g22
E
7p
6g21
ENE
8p
4g21
NE
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
8g14
W
7a
5g15
W
8a
2g16
W
9a
1g17
ENE
10a
2g17
ENE
11a
2g18
ENE
12p
3g19
NE
1p
4g19
NE
2p
4g18
NE
3p
5g19
NE
4p
6g22
ENE
5p
7g25
ENE
6p
8g27
E
7p
6g27
E
8p
3g25
E
No usable window today.
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