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Del Cerro

S to SW facing ridge site · 357 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Del Cerro is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 357 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • Fly at your own legal risk. Ask the locals about current regulations. Territorial R/C club. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Del Cerro 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

  • Look out for Great white shark in water and Sea Bass in bikini down below. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport19 km
  • LAX Los Angeles International Airport21 km
  • LGB Long Beach International Airport21 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Del Cerro; 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 Del Cerro.

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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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.

Read the paragliding weather guide