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 World > North America > United States > Colorado > Boulder
   Boulder -rate- (3.1/5 - 7 votes)
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Last update : Jan 9th 2013
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GPS coordinates : take off : 40°2'46" (40.0463)N; 105°18'28" (105.308)W - Elevation : 2016 m.
landing : 40°3'18" (40.0552)N; 105°17'27" (105.291)W - Elevation : 1708 m.
Take off :
35-45 Minutes hike from end of Locust St. in Boulder. Three launch sites, with a maximum of 600 ft. vertical.
Landing :
Ample, grassy area by the parking area.
Going there :
West end of Locust St. in the Northern end of Boulder, west of Broadway St.
Comments :
This site seems to have substantial potential. As pilots discover these possibilities it becomes more of a paragliding heaven. For exmple, during the Spring-Summer-Autumn 2007 flight season, 2 hour flights at some 3000+ ft AGL are frequent. But there is more: XC flying is hot at North Boulder!
Weather hazards :
Beware of Westerly winds and thunderstorms!
Flight regulation :
United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association.
People to contact :
Boulder Paragliding Club
Parking :
Website : http://www.boulderparagliding.com
Tourism  :
City of Boulder and the Rocky Mountain National Park. Lots of mountain tourism.
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Riding a Thermal in Boulder
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Looking South to Boulder from 4.000 ft. above ground
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Flying from Boulder to Lyons
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Great but rare winter day.
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 Situation
Take off : 40.0463 N; 105.308 W
Landing : 40.0552 N; 105.291 W
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Local weather :
from BOULDER MUNI (1.44 km from the site):
  • Age : 17 min ago
  • Wind : ENE at 9 mph (15 km/h)
  • Visibility :  7 miles (11 km)
  • Clouds : mostly cloudy
  • Temp : 68F (20C)
  • Dewpt : 52F (11C)
  • Humidity : 56%
flying may not be good :
- wind direction : E wind is ok for flying this site
- wind speed : 4.1 m/s
- weather conditions : thunderstorm rain probably makes it not possible to fly this site
 Leonardo flights [?] - Top ten Leonardo flights at a glance (our advice for a clearer view : view the map fullscreen, without showing tasks).
takeoff : Wonderland Lake (40.0551; -105.297), 1.35 km from this takeoff
Pilot OLC type OLC distance (km) Open distance (km) Flight duration Date View flight details on Leonardo
Troy Gustafson 13.124 8.601 1:9:12 2012-05-09 View
terril harkness 5.087 2.2 1:4:25 2012-05-10 View
terril harkness 4.642 1.963 0:28:10 2012-05-09 View
Joseph Yelk 2.454 1.235 0:23:15 2011-09-11 View
Joseph Yelk 1.96 0.976 0:7:0 2011-09-25 View
Joseph Yelk 1.702 0.838 0:10:4 2011-09-24 View
Joseph Yelk 1.679 0.925 0:11:39 2011-07-16 View
Joseph Yelk 1.63 0.909 0:4:55 2011-09-10 View
Joseph Yelk 1.569 1.224 0:7:38 2011-07-29 View
Joseph Yelk 1.544 0.929 0:6:9 2011-08-03 View
Joseph Yelk 1.489 0.885 0:5:17 2011-09-05 View
Joseph Yelk 1.418 0.862 0:2:15 2011-07-12 View
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