Sites/Springville - Slick Rock
DOSSIER · 358SITE · NORTH AMERICA
36°11′05″N · 118°43′38″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Springville - Slick Rock

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,550 M / 5,086 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,550 m
Launch Elev FT5,086 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind270° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates36.1849° N
 -118.7273° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 3461,550 M

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

It is a VERY long glide to the main LZ - you must gain altitude, or you won't make it over some hills out in front. It is extremely difficult to get back to the road from there.

So land on the big open BAIL OUT LZ below and in front of launch.

Watch how and where locals lay their wings out, and choose which spot seems to suite you best to launch.

Launch there can be very dangerous, it is a sheer rock face similar to Tollhouse.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 270 @ 0 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 EnvelopeW · 270° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · W · 270°
Envelope: 270° – 270° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Porterville Muni, CA, US

13:43 UTC

35 km from site

Wind

SSW 200°

5 kt

Ceiling

Clear

9 sm vis

SSW 200° · 5 kt · 13:43 UTC

West launch from topCrosswind (83°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 35 km from Springville - Slick 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

Latitude36.184857
Longitude-118.727311
DMS · N36°11′05″N
DMS · E118°43′38″W
Altitude1,550 m
Altitude FT5,086 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM11S 344 678 E · 5 440 908 N

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FILE № 358 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA