Sites/Pikes Peak
DOSSIER · 333SITE · NORTH AMERICA
38°50′25″N · 105°02′32″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 5+
NORTH AMERICA · COLORADO · USA

Pikes Peak

ThermalXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 4,295 M / 14,092 FTTZ US Mountain Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev4,295 m
Launch Elev FT14,092 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH5
Best Wind90° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates38.8403° N
 -105.0422° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,9594,295 M

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

Not normally flown much.

You can only fly the east side here and it is a ridiculously long way to the LZ

A 14,000 ft. mountain makes for a very advanced takeoff. All landing areas are quite far away so most of your altitude is used just to get to safe place to land.

Bring oxygen.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 90 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeE · 090° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · E · 090°
Envelope: 090° – 090° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Air Force Academy Arfld, CO, US

13:43 UTC

24 km from site

Wind

S 170°

7 kt

Ceiling

BKN 0 ft

10+ sm vis

S 170° · 7 kt · 13:43 UTC

East launchCrosswind (88°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 24 km from Pikes Peak. 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

Latitude38.840323
Longitude-105.042217
DMS · N38°50′25″N
DMS · E105°02′32″W
Altitude4,295 m
Altitude FT14,092 ft
Time ZoneUS Mountain Standard Time
UTM13S 496 336 E · 4 299 059 N

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FILE № 333 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA