North America · Montana, USA
Tempest Mountain
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About
Tempest Mountain (12,474 feet (3,802 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the eighth tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest. Tempest Mountain is less than 1 mi (1.6 km) ENE of Granite Peak, the tallest mountain in Montana.
Launch Points (1)
Launch
A generic hang glider launch
Landing Zones (1)
LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 289.4 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 45.175778
- Longitude
- -109.794988
- Altitude
- 3,668 m / 12,035 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H2
- Best Wind Dir
- WNW (289°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- Big Timber Airport
Chase the Wind
Real-time METAR data helps you find a good conditions window and set your MSFS world clock to match.
Nearby stations are not currently reporting to the aviation weather network.