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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 319° NW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
NW
319°
Aloft
7
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~8227ft
Temp
75°
F
Cloudbase
8,926
ft MSL
Elevation
699
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:56 AM
local
Sunset
8:39 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Peterson Butte

Wind direction

SSW (200°) → WSW (250°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

Popular drive-up slope-soaring hill near Lebanon, rated A+ and shared with hang gliders and R/C sailplanes. SW-facing, flown mainly in S to SW wind, working in both light ridge lift and winter/spring thermals; best late fall through spring, midday. Main hazard is heavy R/C glider traffic sharing launch and airspace, so stay vigilant. Gated seasonal access (roughly Nov 1 to May 31) via the club/landowner; join PASS / Cascade Paragliding Club and follow site etiquette. Forgiving enough for P2/H2 and up.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–11am
5a
4g6
SW
6a
4g6
SW
7a
4g7
SW
8a
4g5
WSW
9a
4g4
WSW
10a
4g4
W
11a
5g5
W
12p
6g6
NW
1p
5g5
NNW
2p
5g5
N
3p
6g7
N
4p
7g8
NNW
5p
6g7
N
6p
7g9
N
7p
5g5
NNE
8p
5g7
NW
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 4 mph SW, gusts 6.
Friday Not flyable no window
5a
2g3
NNE
6a
4g7
N
7a
5g9
N
8a
5g7
N
9a
6g13
NNE
10a
7g11
NNE
11a
8g11
NNE
12p
8g10
NNE
1p
7g8
NNE
2p
6g7
N
3p
7g8
NNW
4p
7g8
NNW
5p
10g11
NW
6p
12g14
WNW
7p
13g17
WNW
8p
11g17
WNW
Wind's out of the NNE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–12pm
5a
6g8
WSW
6a
5g6
SW
7a
6g8
SSW
8a
7g9
SSW
9a
7g9
SW
10a
8g10
SW
11a
8g9
SW
12p
10g12
W
1p
13g16
WNW
2p
10g14
WNW
3p
9g12
WNW
4p
8g10
NW
5p
7g10
NW
6p
11g24
WNW
7p
10g23
WNW
8p
9g22
NW
Flyable 5am–12pm — best around 6am: 5 mph SW, gusts 6.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
5g10
N
7a
6g12
N
8a
7g14
N
9a
7g16
N
10a
8g19
N
11a
9g21
N
12p
10g22
N
1p
11g24
N
2p
11g25
N
3p
11g25
N
4p
12g24
N
5p
12g24
N
6p
12g25
N
7p
13g25
NNW
8p
13g26
NNW
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
9g17
N
7a
10g18
N
8a
10g18
N
9a
10g18
N
10a
10g17
N
11a
10g17
N
12p
10g17
N
1p
11g17
N
2p
12g18
N
3p
13g19
N
4p
14g20
N
5p
15g20
N
6p
15g20
N
7p
14g20
N
8p
14g21
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g23
NE
7a
3g20
NE
8a
3g18
NE
9a
3g15
NNE
10a
4g13
NNE
11a
5g12
N
12p
6g13
N
1p
7g16
N
2p
9g18
N
3p
10g19
N
4p
11g20
N
5p
11g20
N
6p
11g21
N
7p
10g22
N
8p
9g22
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g11
W
7a
1g12
W
8a
1g12
W
9a
1g12
WNW
10a
2g12
NNW
11a
4g12
NNW
12p
5g13
NNW
1p
6g16
N
2p
7g18
N
3p
8g19
N
4p
9g20
N
5p
10g20
N
6p
10g21
N
7p
9g21
N
8p
8g21
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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