Skip to content
fickle sports
Map

mt bachelor

S to SW facing ridge site · 750 m takeoff · 266 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

mt bachelor is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 750 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • If there is no lift you at least get a fun sled ride down with a awesome view of lake skinner. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for mt bachelor 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • CLD McClellan-Palomar Airport57 km
  • SBD San Bernardino International Airport57 km
  • PSP Palm Springs International Airport57 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to mt bachelor; 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 mt bachelor.

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

Flying nearby

See them on the map

Pilot notes

No notes yet. Flown mt bachelor? Tell the next pilot what to expect.

Flying mt bachelor?

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