Sites/Tiger Mountain
DOSSIER · 520SITE · NORTH AMERICA
47°29′43″N · 122°00′23″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1401Z
Airworthy · 3+
NORTH AMERICA · WASHINGTON · USA

Tiger Mountain

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 507 M / 1,664 FTTZ Pacific Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev507 m
Launch Elev FT1,664 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates47.4953° N
 -122.0064° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 190507 M

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

along with Puget Sound and the lakes and cities of the greater metropolitan area. The views, along with the easy access to launch, and great consistent flying have made Tiger Mountain one of the most popular flying sites in the United States.

Extensive work has been done at Tiger by the paragliding community, Northwest paragliding club and Team Chirico over the last 15 years. Trees have been cleared (in cooperation with DNR), grass planted, bathrooms installed, and more artificial turf laid on north launch to support an upper and lower launch, as well as a new 80' weather tower providing conditions every 5 minutes.

The club also worked with DNR to build an access road for the shuttle service which eliminates a 300 yd hike through the woods to transfer into a 2nd shuttle, instead allowing the shuttle to drive from the LZ directly to launch. The city of Issaquah officially lists paragliding at Tiger Mountain

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 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 EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

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00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Renton Muni, WA, US

13:43 UTC

16 km from site

Wind

S 180°

7 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

10+ sm vis

S 180° · 7 kt · 13:43 UTC

South facing launchHeadwind (3°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 16 km from Tiger Mountain. 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

Latitude47.495350
Longitude-122.006429
DMS · N47°29′43″N
DMS · E122°00′23″W
Altitude507 m
Altitude FT1,664 ft
Time ZonePacific Standard Time
UTM10T 574 836 E · 5 407 091 N

§ 09 · Recent Flights · Log Book

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FILE № 520 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA