Sites/Little Sur
DOSSIER · 793SITE · NORTH AMERICA
36°19′50″N · 121°53′26″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 1+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Little Sur

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 61 M / 201 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev61 m
Launch Elev FT201 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind270° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates36.3304° N
 -121.8906° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
2 LAUNCHES · 2 LZs · ALT RANGE 52116 M

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

Same spot as take off, landing is very technical if the wind picks up, so land before then. Come in low for a crabbing up hill landing with barely enough energy to get over the fence, bring down the wing right next to the fence and not on the embankment.

Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 270 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: ridge soaring conditions , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeW · 270° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · W · 270°
Envelope: 270° – 270° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Monterey Rgnl, CA, US

13:43 UTC

29 km from site

Wind

E 100°

4 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

E 100° · 4 kt · 13:43 UTC

Actual LaunchOver the back (179°)
Actual LaunchOver the back (109°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 29 km from Little Sur . 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

Latitude36.330423
Longitude-121.890562
DMS · N36°19′50″N
DMS · E121°53′26″W
Altitude61 m
Altitude FT201 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10S 599 574 E · 4 265 849 N

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FILE № 793 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA