Sites/Bear Mountain
DOSSIER · 569SITE · NORTH AMERICA
48°57′11″N · 113°45′00″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · MONTANA · USA

Bear Mountain

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,676 M / 8,780 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,676 m
Launch Elev FT8,780 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind79° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates48.9530° N
 -113.7501° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,4602,676 M

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

Bear Mountain (8,841 feet (2,695 m)) is located in the northern Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cosley Lake, followed by Glenns Lake to the southwest of the mountain. Mokowanis Lake is also visible from the peak. The mountain has tremendous views of the east face of Mount Cleveland, the north face of Mount Merritt, and the east face of Chief Mountain.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 79.4 @ 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 cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeE · 079° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · E · 079°
Envelope: 079° – 079° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Waterton Park Gate, AB, CA

13:43 UTC

20 km from site

Wind

SW 220°

15 G22 kt

Ceiling

Clear

sm vis

SW 220° · 15 G22 kt · 13:43 UTC

LaunchOver the back (141°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 20 km from Bear Mountain. 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

Latitude48.952955
Longitude-113.750108
DMS · N48°57′11″N
DMS · E113°45′00″W
Altitude2,676 m
Altitude FT8,780 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12U 298 671 E · 13 633 451 N

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FILE № 569 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA