Sites/Greylock
DOSSIER · 800SITE · NORTH AMERICA
42°38′13″N · 73°09′56″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · MASSACHUSETTS · USA

Greylock

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,063 M / 3,488 FTTZ Eastern Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,063 m
Launch Elev FT3,488 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind90° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates42.6369° N
 -73.1655° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 2201,063 M

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

Mount Greylock is in the Mount Greylock State Reservation, Adams, Massachusetts. A paved road leads to within 100 yards of launch

Primary LZ is "Amy's Field" behind the McCann trade school.

Greylock Glen LZ is directly below launch. Do NOT use the old "Gould's Farm" Field south of the Glen.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 90 @ 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 EnvelopeE · 090° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · E · 090°
Envelope: 090° – 090° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

North Adams/Harriman West Arpt, MA, US

13:43 UTC

7 km from site

Wind

Variable

6 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Variable · 6 kt · 13:43 UTC

LaunchCalm / Var

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 7 km from Greylock. 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

Latitude42.636916
Longitude-73.165480
DMS · N42°38′13″N
DMS · E73°09′56″W
Altitude1,063 m
Altitude FT3,488 ft
Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time
UTM18T 650 408 E · 6 578 459 N

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FILE № 800 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA