Sites/Mt Rigi
DOSSIER · 428SITE · EUROPE
47°03′24″N · 8°29′07″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 3+
EUROPE · LUCERNE · CHE

Mt Rigi

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,800 M / 5,906 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,800 m
Launch Elev FT5,906 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind0° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates47.0568° N
 8.4854° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 4331,800 M

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

The Rigi (or Mount Rigi; also known as Queen of the Mountains) is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. The range is in the Schwyzer Alps, and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm, at 1,798 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 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 EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude47.056756
Longitude8.485390
DMS · N47°03′24″N
DMS · E8°29′07″E
Altitude1,800 m
Altitude FT5,906 ft
UTM32T 460 918 E · 5 222 261 N

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FILE № 428 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · EUROPE · CHE