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Copper Mountain

Thermal site · 2,794 m takeoff · 695 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Copper Mountain is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 2,794 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • This is a "Big Air" site. Watch out for West Wind/ Sierra rotor can be serious. Hike to the top of the ridge before launching, thermal block can hide the West Wind. High Altitude, and good XC flights have been done from here. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Copper Mountain 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

  • MMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport56 km
  • BIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport105 km
  • MCE Merced Regional Macready Field144 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Copper Mountain; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Copper Mountain.

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Flying nearby

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Flying Copper Mountain?

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

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Sources

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

Read the paragliding weather guide