Sites/McGee
DOSSIER · 060SITE · NORTH AMERICA
37°35′37″N · 118°48′41″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · 4+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

McGee

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,519 M / 8,263 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,519 m
Launch Elev FT8,263 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH4
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates37.5937° N
 -118.8113° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 2,0792,519 M

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

Owens Valley. Takeoff for Paragliders is on steep hillside clearing just below a east facing switchback in the road which overlooks Crowley Lake. The best takeoff for hang gliders would be from the road itself.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 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 cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt, CA, US

13:43 UTC

4 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

East launchCalm / Var

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 4 km from McGee . 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

Latitude37.593681
Longitude-118.811348
DMS · N37°35′37″N
DMS · E118°48′41″W
Altitude2,519 m
Altitude FT8,263 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 340 088 E · 5 924 879 N

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FILE № 060 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA