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Saddle Peak (Malibu)

Ridge site · 846 m takeoff · 833 m height gain

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Overview

Saddle Peak (Malibu) is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 846 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • Permission to access West Saddle Peak launch site has been revoked to Claude Fiset's Malibu Paragliding. From West Saddle Peak HOA (SPPOA). There's an ordinance against taking off from Conservancy land (backbone trail). Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Saddle Peak (Malibu) 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

  • LAX Los Angeles International Airport27 km
  • BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport31 km
  • HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport34 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Saddle Peak (Malibu); 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 Saddle Peak (Malibu).

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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.

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