Springville - Slick Rock

Overview

Springville - Slick Rock is a mountain site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 1,554 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

• On Memorial Day weekend (end of May) there is often a fly-in. Every year a lot of PG and HG are getting together to fly there. A beautiful Valley by the Sequoia park. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Springville - Slick Rock; 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 Springville - Slick Rock.

• Mountain Home Demonstration State ForestOutdoors · 5.3 km awayState forest in California
• Hollow Log (Balch Park)Culture · 5.8 km awayHistoric deceased giant sequoia
• Hercules TreeOutdoors · 7.1 km awayGiant sequoia in the Mountain Home Grove, California
• Euclid TreeOutdoors · 6.6 km awayGiant sequoia in Mountain Home Grove, California
• Summit Road TreeOutdoors · 7 km awayGiant sequoia in Mountain Home Grove, California
• Mount Hutton (California)Outdoors · 9.2 km awayMountain in Sierra National Forrest, California, USA

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

• Lumreau7 km SW
• Tharps Peak31 km NW
• Kernville Slabs48 km SE · Faces WWorks in other winds
• Lake Isabella62 km SE · Faces SWorks in other winds
• Walt s Point - Horseshoe (Owens Valley- Lone Pine- Bishop)63 km NE · Faces EWorks in other winds
• Dunlap72 km NW · Faces SW–WWorks in other winds
• Alabama Hills75 km NE · Faces NWorks in other winds
• Black Eagle (Bishop, Owens Valley)93 km NE · Faces SWWorks in other winds

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