Petit Mont-Rond

Ridge site · 1,491 m takeoff · 859 m height gain

Overview

Petit Mont-Rond is a mountain site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,491 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Petit Mont-Rond are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

WIND: https://www.windyty.com/46.357/6.019?975h,46.357,6.017,17 Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

GVA Geneva International Airport15 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport48 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport81 km

Public transport directions from Geneva International Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Geneva International Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Petit Mont-Rond; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Gex4 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Divonne-les-Bains10 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Saint-Claude12 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Petit Mont-Rond.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Montmin (Col de la Forclaz)63 km S · Faces NW–NWorks in other winds

Pilot notes

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Flying Petit Mont-Rond?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.