Sites/Mattole
DOSSIER · 715SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°16′51″N · 124°21′11″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 1+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Mattole

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 253 M / 828 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev253 m
Launch Elev FT828 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind300° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates40.2810° N
 -124.3531° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
3 LAUNCHES · 2 LZs · ALT RANGE 6262 M

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

Launches at 200', 800' and 1200'. Grass slope.

Has 3 different launch points. The best wind direction is 300 @ 0 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 EnvelopeWNW · 300° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · WNW · 300°
Envelope: 300° – 300° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Fortuna/Rohnerville Arpt, CA, US

13:41 UTC

35 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:41 UTC

200 ft launch (west)Calm / Var
600 ft launch (West)Calm / Var
800 Ft launchCalm / Var

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 35 km from Mattole. 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

Latitude40.280963
Longitude-124.353098
DMS · N40°16′51″N
DMS · E124°21′11″W
Altitude253 m
Altitude FT828 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10T 384 973 E · 5 014 914 N

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FILE № 715 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA