North America · California, USA
Mission Ridge
v1.0 · BETA
About
Scenery is of the entire bay area and beyond. On a clear day you see as far as San Francisco to the west and to the east the Sierras. Top landing makes Mission a very unique site, most agree that it is easier to top land than to land down below. Dave Kilbourne first soared Mission Ridge in a standard Rogallo wing on September 6, 1971. The original launch was lower, near Ohlone college. Mission Ridge was opened as a WOR site for Hang Gliding in 1983. Only Advanced Rated current USHPA Hang Glider and Paraglider pilots may now fly there. Spring is the best, the wind is typically light in the morning with west afternoon winds to 20 MPH. Typical flying is ridge lift with thermals. Launch faces west and is launchable in west northwest to west southwest winds. Launch is accessed by a four wheel drive dirt road and a keyholder.
Launch Points (1)
Mainly west launch
Could be flown from SW-W-NW.
Landing Zones (2)
Mission Ridge LZ
no description
Top Landing
Wide open. Easiest place to land
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 270 @ 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
- 37.517676
- Longitude
- -121.891927
- Altitude
- 588 m / 1,931 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Standard Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H2
- Best Wind Dir
- W (270°)
- Weather Station
- KSJC
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Mission Ridge. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
San Jose Intl Arpt, CA, US
13:13 UTC
18 km from site
Wind
NNW 330°
10 kt
Ceiling
FEW 0 ft
10+ sm vis
NNW 330° · 10 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 18 km from Mission Ridge. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.