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Lake Elizabeth

SE to SW facing ridge site · 1,175 m takeoff · 148 m height gain

Overview

Lake Elizabeth is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,175 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly 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 Lake Elizabeth 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

  • BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport52 km
  • LAX Los Angeles International Airport81 km
  • HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport84 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Lake Elizabeth; 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 Lake Elizabeth.

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

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Pilot notes

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Flying Lake Elizabeth?

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.