North America · Colorado, USA
Blue Mesa
v1.0 · BETA
About
Smooth ridge facing NW. Requires some wind to be soarable. Wind funnels right into it from the lake out in front. Landing is by the lake.
Launch Points (1)
Blue Mesa TAKEOFF
Smooth easy takeoff when winds are not too strong and straight in
Landing Zones (2)
Blue Mesa LZ - Bottom LZ
By the lake, pretty much anywhere depending on how full the reservoir is.
Blue Mesa LZ - top landing
Very easy place to top land
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 310 @ 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 cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 38.458366
- Longitude
- -107.049185
- Altitude
- 2,656 m / 8,713 ft
- Time Zone
- US Mountain Standard Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H2
- Best Wind Dir
- NW (310°)
- Weather Station
- KGUC
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Blue Mesa. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Gunnison Arpt, CO, US
13:13 UTC
12 km from site
Wind
NW 310°
12 G27 kt
Ceiling
BKN 0 ft
10+ sm vis
NW 310° · 12 G27 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 12 km from Blue Mesa. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.