Iron Mountain

Name: Iron Mountain paragliding site
Address: US

West-facing ridge site · 743 m takeoff

Overview

Iron Mountain is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 743 m. It works best in westerly winds, and can also work in south-westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

initialy imported from International Leonardo Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Iron 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

SAN San Diego International Airport34 km
CLD McClellan-Palomar Airport35 km
TIJ General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport48 km

Public transport directions from San Diego International Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from San Diego International Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Iron 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 Iron Mountain.

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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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Sources

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