Sites/Bear Back
DOSSIER · 020SITE · NORTH AMERICA
35°08′37″N · 118°33′07″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1357Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Bear Back

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,697 M / 5,568 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,697 m
Launch Elev FT5,568 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind200° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates35.1435° N
 -118.5518° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
2 LAUNCHES · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,2401,697 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

Big open easy launch. Lots of elevation

Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 200 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeSSW · 200° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · SSW · 200°
Envelope: 200° – 200° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Bear Back. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Tehachapi Muni, CA, US

13:43 UTC

10 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

7 sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

Bear Back LaunchCalm / Var
Lower LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 10 km from Bear Back. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude35.143533
Longitude-118.551808
DMS · N35°08′37″N
DMS · E118°33′07″W
Altitude1,697 m
Altitude FT5,568 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 358 637 E · 4 810 321 N

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FILE № 020 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA