Hallelujah Junction

Name: Hallelujah Junction paragliding site
Address: US

SW to NW facing ridge site · 1,911 m takeoff

Overview

Hallelujah Junction is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,911 m. It works best in south-westerly, westerly and north-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Hallelujah Junction 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

afternoon dynamic ridge site, The sierra valley offloads its west winds perfectly for the majority of the summer in the afternoons. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

RNO Reno Tahoe International Airport37 km
TKF Truckee Tahoe Airport52 km
SMF Sacramento International Airport181 km

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

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Hallelujah Junction; 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 Hallelujah Junction.

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Sources

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