North America · Colorado, USA
Shoshoni Peak
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About
Shoshoni Peak is a 12,967-foot (3,952 m) mountain summit on the boundary shared by Boulder County and Grand County, in Colorado, United States Shoshoni Peak is set on the Continental Divide in the Front Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain is located 20 miles (32 km) west of Boulder in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, on land managed by Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest. It is the eighth-highest summit in the wilderness and 17th-highest in Boulder County.
Launch Points (1)
Launch
A generic hang glider launch
Landing Zones (3)
East Bailout LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Town LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
West bailout LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 123.8 @ 10 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
- 40.072957
- Longitude
- -105.640799
- Altitude
- 3,924 m / 12,875 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- SE (124°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- KGNB
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Shoshoni Peak. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Granby/Grand Cnty, CO, US
13:13 UTC
23 km from site
Wind
W 270°
14 G23 kt
Ceiling
BKN 0 ft
10+ sm vis
W 270° · 14 G23 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 23 km from Shoshoni Peak. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.