Sites/Mount Hayes
DOSSIER · 791SITE · NORTH AMERICA
63°36′44″N · 146°43′00″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · ALASKA · USA

Mount Hayes

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 3,786 M / 12,421 FTTZ Alaska Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev3,786 m
Launch Elev FT12,421 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind90° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates63.6123° N
 -146.7167° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 2 LZs · ALT RANGE 1,9723,786 M

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

Mount Hayes is the highest mountain in the eastern Alaska Range, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Despite not being a fourteener, it is one of the largest peaks in the United States in terms of rise above local terrain. For example, the Northeast Face rises 8,000 feet (2,440 m) in approximately 2 miles (3.2 km). This large vertical relief contributes to Mount Hayes being the 51st most topographically prominent peak in the world

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 90.4 @ 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 EnvelopeE · 090° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · E · 090°
Envelope: 090° – 090° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Ft Greely/Allen Fld, AK, US

13:43 UTC

65 km from site

Wind

SSE 150°

4 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

SSE 150° · 4 kt · 13:43 UTC

LaunchCrosswind (60°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 65 km from Mount Hayes. 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

Latitude63.612324
Longitude-146.716724
DMS · N63°36′44″N
DMS · E146°43′00″W
Altitude3,786 m
Altitude FT12,421 ft
Time ZoneAlaska Daylight Time
UTM6V 514 047 E · 7 054 000 N

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FILE № 791 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA