back of the rack
Site · 1,101 m takeoff
Overview
back of the rack is a flying site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,101 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.
- initialy imported from International Leonardo Source: ParaglidingEarth
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for back of the rack 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.
Getting there
Nearest airports
- SBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport17 km
- SMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field85 km
- BFL Meadows Field119 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Montecito7 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Santa Barbara8 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
- Goleta16 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of back of the rack.
La Cumbre PeakOutdoors · 4.3 km awayMountain in California, United States
Parma ParkOutdoors · 4.5 km awayPark in Santa Barbara, California
Skofield ParkOutdoors · 4.6 km awayPark in Santa Barbara, California
LotuslandCulture · 5.2 km awayNon-profit botanical garden in Montecito, CaliforniaSanta Barbara Botanic GardenCulture · 5.6 km awayBotanical garden in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
Val Verde (Montecito, California)Culture · 5.7 km awayUnited States historic place
Santa Ynez MountainsOutdoors · 6 km awayMountain range of the Transverse Ranges in California, United States
Franceschi ParkOutdoors · 6.1 km awayPark in Santa Barbara, California, United States
Flying nearby
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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.
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