Sites/Tempest Mountain
DOSSIER · 588SITE · NORTH AMERICA
45°10′33″N · 109°47′42″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · MONTANA · USA

Tempest Mountain

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 3,668 M / 12,035 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev3,668 m
Launch Elev FT12,035 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind289° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates45.1758° N
 -109.7950° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 2,7993,668 M

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

Tempest Mountain (12,474 feet (3,802 m)) is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the eighth tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest. Tempest Mountain is less than 1 mi (1.6 km) ENE of Granite Peak, the tallest mountain in Montana.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 289.4 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeWNW · 289° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · WNW · 289°
Envelope: 289° – 289° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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Nearby stations are not currently reporting to the aviation weather network.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude45.175778
Longitude-109.794988
DMS · N45°10′33″N
DMS · E109°47′42″W
Altitude3,668 m
Altitude FT12,035 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12T 594 683 E · 5 337 273 N

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FILE № 588 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA