Sites/Jacks Mountain
DOSSIER · 653SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°32′38″N · 77°45′25″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · PENNSYLVANIA · USA

Jacks Mountain

ThermalXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 580 M / 1,904 FTTZ Eastern Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev580 m
Launch Elev FT1,904 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind142° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates40.5439° N
 -77.7568° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 222580 M

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

Jacks Mountain is located in the borough of Lewistown, in Mifflin County. The mountain is part of the Ridge-and-Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains. The peak of Jacks Mountain is about 2,320 feet above sea level and offers some great views of the Susquehanna River valley to the east and Bald Eagle Mountain to the west.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 141.5 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeSE · 142° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · SE · 142°
Envelope: 142° – 142° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Reedsville/Mifflin Cnty, PA, US

13:43 UTC

18 km from site

Wind

S 180°

11 G18 kt

Ceiling

FEW 0 ft

9 sm vis

S 180° · 11 G18 kt · 13:43 UTC

Road Side LaunchHeadwind (38°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 18 km from Jacks Mountain. 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

Latitude40.543855
Longitude-77.756817
DMS · N40°32′38″N
DMS · E77°45′25″W
Altitude580 m
Altitude FT1,904 ft
Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time
UTM18T 266 542 E · 14 056 416 N

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FILE № 653 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA