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Parker (Koosherem)

SW to NW facing ridge site · 2,589 m takeoff · 533 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Parker (Koosherem) is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 2,589 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. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • > Check out the 'Utah Paragliding and Hang Gliding Handbook' by Stacy Whitmore (http://www.cuasa.com/Handbook.htm) for more info about Utah sites. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Parker (Koosherem) 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

  • Central Utah wx: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/current/meso.cenut.php Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • CDC Cedar City Regional Airport134 km
  • PGA Page Municipal Airport170 km
  • CNY Canyonlands Regional Airport187 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Parker (Koosherem); most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Flying nearby

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Flying Parker (Koosherem)?

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.

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