Sites/Bear Canyon
DOSSIER · 153SITE · NORTH AMERICA
46°00′04″N · 112°26′43″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · MONTANA · USA

Bear Canyon

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,451 M / 8,041 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,451 m
Launch Elev FT8,041 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind46° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates46.0011° N
 -112.4454° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,8312,451 M

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

Overlooking Bozeman and the Bear Canyon campground

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 45.6 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: ridge soaring conditions , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeNE · 046° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · NE · 046°
Envelope: 046° – 046° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Butte/Mooney Arpt, MT, US

13:43 UTC

6 km from site

Wind

E 90°

3 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

E 90° · 3 kt · 13:43 UTC

Our Lady of the Rockies LaunchOver the back (157°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 6 km from Bear Canyon. 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

Latitude46.001132
Longitude-112.445409
DMS · N46°00′04″N
DMS · E112°26′43″W
Altitude2,451 m
Altitude FT8,041 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12T 388 081 E · 5 775 565 N

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FILE № 153 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA