Sites/Grandeur
DOSSIER · 425SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°42′25″N · 111°46′42″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · UTAH · USA

Grandeur

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,941 M / 6,367 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,941 m
Launch Elev FT6,367 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind255° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates40.7069° N
 -111.7784° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
3 LAUNCHES · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 01,941 M

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

From the I-215 East Belt Route, take Exit 4 onto Wasatch Boulevard and continue north 1 mile to E 3300 South. Turn right. Eastwood Elementary School is directly in front of you, with parking on the north side of the campus and the LZ to the east. Continue north on Wasatch Boulevard to the Grandeur Peak Trail parking lot.

This is the trailhead.

Has 3 different launch points. The best wind direction is 254.7 @ 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.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeWSW · 255° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · WSW · 255°
Envelope: 255° – 255° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Salt Lake City Intl, UT, US

13:43 UTC

17 km from site

Wind

SE 140°

6 kt

Ceiling

FEW 0 ft

10+ sm vis

SE 140° · 6 kt · 13:43 UTC

Upper North LaunchOver the back (115°)
North LaunchOver the back (111°)
South LaunchOver the back (140°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 17 km from Grandeur. 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

Latitude40.706878
Longitude-111.778446
DMS · N40°42′25″N
DMS · E111°46′42″W
Altitude1,941 m
Altitude FT6,367 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12T 434 242 E · 4 567 290 N

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FILE № 425 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA