Sites/Mount Assiniboine
DOSSIER · 322SITE · NORTH AMERICA
50°51′29″N · 115°38′41″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 4+
NORTH AMERICA · ALBERTA · CAN

Mount Assiniboine

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,912 M / 9,555 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,912 m
Launch Elev FT9,555 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH4
Best Wind64° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates50.8580° N
 -115.6448° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 2 LZs · ALT RANGE 1,8492,912 M

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

At 3,618 m (11,870 ft), it is the highest peak in the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Assiniboine rises nearly 1,525 m (5,003 ft) above Lake Magog. Because of its resemblance to the Matterhorn in the Alps, it is nicknamed the "Matterhorn of the Rockies

The mountain can be reached only by a six-hour hike or horse-pack 27 km (17 mi), three-hour bike ride (now disallowed to reduce human / grizzly encounters) or helicopter.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 64 @ 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 EnvelopeENE · 064° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ENE · 064°
Envelope: 064° – 064° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude50.858024
Longitude-115.644824
DMS · N50°51′29″N
DMS · E115°38′41″W
Altitude2,912 m
Altitude FT9,555 ft
UTM11U 595 380 E · 6 083 404 N

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FILE № 322 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · CAN