Sites/Inspiration Point
DOSSIER · 301SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°18′05″N · 111°37′33″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · UTAH · USA

Inspiration Point

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,039 M / 6,689 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,039 m
Launch Elev FT6,689 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind231° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates40.3013° N
 -111.6258° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 1,4642,039 M

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

At the Squaw Peak Overlook, the setup area is below the low stone wall bordering the parking lot. This grassy quarter-acre hillside affords plenty of room to set up and launch several gliders. The overlook is a popular tourist attraction, and crowds tend to gather at precisely the time pilots want to fly—late afternoons and evenings before the glassoff. During preflight operations, politely ask onlookers to remain behind the stone wall. A west wind works best. Midday valley heating produces cyclic thermic turbulence, and rotors behind the launch area are common.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 231 @ 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 EnvelopeSW · 231° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · SW · 231°
Envelope: 231° – 231° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude40.301333
Longitude-111.625753
DMS · N40°18′05″N
DMS · E111°37′33″W
Altitude2,039 m
Altitude FT6,689 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12T 446 821 E · 4 486 780 N

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FILE № 301 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA