North America · California, USA
McGee
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About
Owens Valley. Takeoff for Paragliders is on steep hillside clearing just below a east facing switchback in the road which overlooks Crowley Lake. The best takeoff for hang gliders would be from the road itself.
Launch Points (1)
East launch
Steep facing out towards the lake
Landing Zones (1)
Valley LZ
If you bomb out, then land just east of HYW 395 next to the frontage road and north of the cattle range. Before you head up the road to launch, look for the wind streamers that are tied to posts in the LZ area.
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
- 37.593681
- Longitude
- -118.811348
- Altitude
- 2,519 m / 8,263 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H4
- Best Wind Dir
- N (0°)
- Weather Station
- KMMH
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to McGee . Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt, CA, US
13:13 UTC
4 km from site
Wind
NW 310°
11 G17 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
NW 310° · 11 G17 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 4 km from McGee . Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.