Geertson Cr. Mail Road

• Wind directionSSE (155°) → SSW (205°)
• Ideal speed6–14 mph
• Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

No authoritative club/USHPA site guide with explicit numbers was found for this specific launch. Geertson Cr. Mail Road sits at ~7582 ft MSL on the Idaho side of the Bitterroot/Lemhi range near Salmon, ID — a remote high-desert backcountry XC region (the Lemhi/Salmon area pioneered by XC pilots such as Gavin McClurg/Nate Scales). A Windfinder spot exists for the location, confirming it is used as a flying/wind spot, but it is a forecast page only, not a site guide. The wind window below is INFERRED from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (working octants SE, S, SW). Launch faces roughly south, so it works best on a S wind (~155-205 deg), with SE and SW being the cross/marginal edges. As a high-elevation mountain launch, expect strong thermals and valley wind cycles: best flown in the morning to early afternoon before thermals/valley winds overdevelop; afternoon high-desert thermic strength and gust factor can build quickly, and rotor/lee turbulence is likely if wind backs to N/NW (behind the launch). Speed ranges are generic thermal-launch estimates, not site-verified — treat max base 18 mph / max gust 22 mph as conservative placeholders. Likely intermediate/advanced backcountry XC site with no formal access info found; confirm conditions, regulations, and current access with Idaho/Montana local pilots (e.g. Missoula HG&PG Club, Bozeman Airforce) before flying.