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Bakersfield - Ant Hill

North-west-facing ridge site · 278 m takeoff

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Overview

Bakersfield - Ant Hill is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 278 m. It works best in north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • 17.5 MB MPEG-4 (H.264) video (will play with QuickTime 7) of Jerome Daoust and friends on 2001/6/17: http://www.expandingknowledge.com/Jerome/PG/Video/Mine/2001_06_17_CA_Bakersfield_AntHill_Carbon_Jerome.mp4 Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

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Getting there

Nearest airports

  • BFL Meadows Field15 km
  • SBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport141 km
  • BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport144 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Bakersfield - Ant Hill; 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.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Bakersfield - Ant Hill.

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Sources

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