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Not flyable at any of King Mountain (Arco/ Moore)’s 2 launches right now

King Mountain - Main / South Launch (W/SW) Not flyable King Mountain - Coyote / North Ramp (N) Not flyable

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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 283° WNW
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
20
mph
Temp
38°
F
Dew point
16°
F
Elevation
7,953
ft MSL
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What we look for at King Mountain (Arco/ Moore)

Wind direction

SSW (200°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

Main King launch (faces W) plus the S open-slope launch — big-air thermal/XC site in the Lost River Mtns. Violent thermals & turbulence; keep base wind light-moderate. P3 recommended (15 mph base / 18 mph gust ceiling); comp-level is P4. Lower launch tolerates higher wind. Not for beginners. 2026-07-01: split from the single King Mountain entry.

Window data compiled from sunvalleyparagliders.org, kingmountaingliderpark.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Slim window flyable 7pm 🌅 sunset 7:44 PM
7a
2g11
SSE
8a
7g10
SE
9a
2g14
S
10a
3g14
W
11a
6g14
WNW
12p
8g17
WNW
1p
9g19
WNW
2p
7g17
WSW
3p
8g18
WNW
4p
8g16
W
5p
7g14
W
6p
6g12
WSW
7p
6g8
SSW
Flyable 5pm–7pm — best around 7pm: 6 mph SSW, gusts 8. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 5pm–7pm — smooth, light SSW ~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
Tuesday Flyable flyable 7am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:43 PM
7a
7g10
S
8a
6g8
SSW
9a
5g8
SW
10a
8g13
WSW
11a
10g14
WSW
12p
12g16
SW
1p
12g17
WSW
2p
14g19
WSW
3p
16g21
SW
4p
15g22
SW
5p
15g22
SW
6p
14g19
SW
7p
7g24
SW
Flyable 7am–3pm — best around 9am: 5 mph SW, gusts 8. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:41 PM
7a
2g5
NE
8a
2g6
NE
9a
3g7
NE
10a
3g10
ENE
11a
4g13
E
12p
5g16
E
1p
5g19
ESE
2p
6g23
ESE
3p
7g25
ESE
4p
8g27
SE
5p
9g28
SE
6p
9g28
SSE
7p
6g23
SE
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 2 mph NE, gusts 5.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:39 PM
7a
2g13
NE
8a
3g13
NNE
9a
3g13
N
10a
3g14
NNE
11a
3g15
NE
12p
3g17
NE
1p
3g19
E
2p
4g21
ESE
3p
4g23
ESE
4p
3g26
E
5p
2g30
N
6p
4g33
NNW
7p
4g35
NNW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Slim window flyable 12pm 🌅 sunset 7:37 PM
7a
0g8
SE
8a
1g10
S
9a
2g11
S
10a
3g11
SSW
11a
4g10
SSW
12p
5g10
SSW
1p
7g13
SW
2p
8g17
SW
3p
9g19
SW
4p
10g19
SW
5p
10g17
SW
6p
9g15
SW
7p
7g14
SW
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 12pm: 5 mph SSW, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 5pm–7pm — smooth, light SW ~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 Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:35 PM
7a
1g17
NNE
8a
1g16
N
9a
1g15
NNW
10a
1g15
WSW
11a
3g14
SW
12p
4g13
SSW
1p
4g13
SSW
2p
4g13
SSW
3p
3g15
SW
4p
4g18
WSW
5p
5g22
WSW
6p
5g25
W
7p
5g25
W
No usable window today.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:33 PM
7a
3g13
NNE
8a
3g14
NNE
9a
3g15
NE
10a
4g15
NE
11a
4g16
NE
12p
4g17
NE
1p
4g17
NE
2p
4g18
NE
3p
4g18
NE
4p
3g18
NE
5p
3g18
NNE
6p
3g18
NNE
7p
3g18
NNE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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