Sites/Pulpit Rock
DOSSIER · 290SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°35′48″N · 75°55′53″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 4+
NORTH AMERICA · PENNSYLVANIA · USA

Pulpit Rock

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 471 M / 1,545 FTTZ Eastern Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev471 m
Launch Elev FT1,545 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH4
Best Wind106° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates40.5965° N
 -75.9314° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 197471 M

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

Difficult launch from a large rock. Used back in the day, not so much now

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 106.2 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeESE · 106° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ESE · 106°
Envelope: 106° – 106° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Reading/Spaatz Fld, PA, US

13:43 UTC

25 km from site

Wind

S 170°

3 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

S 170° · 3 kt · 13:43 UTC

Pulpit Rock LaunchCrosswind (52°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 25 km from Pulpit Rock. 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

Latitude40.596545
Longitude-75.931431
DMS · N40°35′48″N
DMS · E75°55′53″W
Altitude471 m
Altitude FT1,545 ft
Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time
UTM18T 421 189 E · 4 618 990 N

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FILE № 290 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA