Montaud
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de l'Isere · Nearest city: Saint-Quentin-sur-Isere (4 km)
42 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1262 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.24500, 5.57445Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)
Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.
⭐ Best month: Aug (88/100, 22°C, 59mm lluvia) · Worst month: Jan (20/100, 118mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 4 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.86 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.05 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
On the road from Montaud to Autrans, before Mortier tunel (road really closed : take off not accessible from Autrans). Montaud village is 5 km south from Voreppe -via Veurey- 15 km NW from Grenoble. Take off is on road side ... no walking ! Impressive for beginners : good slope, not too wide, but no real danger if breeze is present.
Nearby sites
petit Montaud (44) · Charande-la moliere (50) · Chalais (55) · Lans-en-Vercors 100m (49) · Lans-en-Vercors 200m (57) · Le Grand Ratz (54)