North America · Utah, USA

Mollies Nipple

Ridge SoaringThermalFoot LaunchCross CountryO₂ Recommended

v1.0 · BETA

About

(Hurricane- St.George) You have a window of opportunity for launching. Too early you sink out. Too late and the wind get too strong. They don't call it Hurricane for nothing.

Launch Points (1)

Main Launch

Foot Launch
Alt: 1,364 m / 4,474 ftHdg: 252° WSWSurface: SHORT GRASS

Good for any wind SW-W-NW, but straight west is the best.

Main Launch

Landing Zones (1)

Main LZ

Alt: 1,010 m / 3,314 ftHdg: 322° NW

Choose a field at the bottom of the ridge

Flying Conditions

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

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Location

Latitude
37.123685
Longitude
-113.297660
Altitude
1,364 m / 4,474 ft
Time Zone
Mountain Daylight Time

Conditions

Min Hang Rating
H4
Best Wind Dir
N (0°)
Weather Station
KSGU

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Mollies Nipple . Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Saint George Muni, UT, US

13:13 UTC

20 km from site

Wind

W 260°

10 G14 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

W 260° · 10 G14 kt · 13:13 UTC

Main LaunchHeadwind (8°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 20 km from Mollies Nipple . Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.