North America · Colorado, USA
American Flag Mountain
v1.0 · BETA
About
American Flag Mountain is Colorado's 848th highest peak and it gets its name from all of the United States flags on the summit. Every year people put new flags on its summit in large quantities. Some years there could be 20 different flags on the top including Colorado flags as well. It remained unnamed until the late 1890's when miners in the area put flags on its summit, then it officially got named American Flag Mountain. It is one of the most reached summits in the area around it due to the fact that you can drive/ATV/dirtbike all the way up.
Launch Points (2)
North Launch
A generic hang glider launch
South Launch
A generic hang glider launch
Landing Zones (3)
LZ
Wilderness
Olivers Cabin LZ
Good place to start a 4wd adventure
Spring Creek LZ
A long glide, but near to the campground
Flying Conditions
Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 148.2 @ 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
- 38.932638
- Longitude
- -106.718090
- Altitude
- 3,878 m / 12,723 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- SSE (148°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- KASE
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to American Flag Mountain. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Aspen/Pitkin Cnty, CO, US
13:13 UTC
36 km from site
Wind
SSE 150°
19 G27 kt
Ceiling
BKN 0 ft
10+ sm vis
SSE 150° · 19 G27 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 36 km from American Flag Mountain. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.