North America · Wyoming, USA
Yellowstone
v1.0 · BETA
About
Yellowstone National Park is a national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world
Launch Points (2)
Flat Mountain Launch
Overlooks part of the Yellowstone lake area
Mt Sheridan Launch
Overlooks Heart lake
Landing Zones (2)
Lake LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Crazy LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Flying Conditions
Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 28.3 @ 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
- 44.351645
- Longitude
- -110.429442
- Altitude
- 2,782 m / 9,127 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H3
- Best Wind Dir
- NNE (28°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- KP60
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Yellowstone. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Yellowstone Lake, WY, US
13:13 UTC
21 km from site
Wind
WSW 250°
10 G29 kt
Ceiling
Clear
sm vis
WSW 250° · 10 G29 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 21 km from Yellowstone. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.