Sites/Three Sisters Oregon
DOSSIER · 823SITE · NORTH AMERICA
44°06′13″N · 121°46′21″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1401Z
Airworthy · H3+
NORTH AMERICA · OREGON · USA

Three Sisters Oregon

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 3,120 M / 10,238 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev3,120 m
Launch Elev FT10,238 ft MSL
Best Wind340° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates44.1037° N
 -121.7724° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
3 LAUNCHES · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 1,4913,156 M

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

he Three Sisters are closely spaced volcanic peaks in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Cascade Range in western North America extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. Each over 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in elevation, they are the third-, fourth- and fifth-highest peaks in Oregon.

Located in the Three Sisters Wilderness at the boundary of Lane and Deschutes counties and the Willamette and Deschutes national forests, they are about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the nearest town,

Has 3 different launch points. The best wind direction is 339.9 @ 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 EnvelopeNNW · 340° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · NNW · 340°
Envelope: 340° – 340° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Bend Muni, OR, US

13:43 UTC

46 km from site

Wind

SSW 210°

7 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

SSW 210° · 7 kt · 13:43 UTC

South Sister West Caldera LaunchCrosswind (72°)
Middle Sister LaunchOver the back (92°)
South Sister Eaast Caldera LaunchOver the back (151°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 46 km from Three Sisters Oregon. 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

Latitude44.103676
Longitude-121.772450
DMS · N44°06′13″N
DMS · E121°46′21″W
Altitude3,120 m
Altitude FT10,238 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10T 598 246 E · 5 250 168 N

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FILE № 823 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA