Tiger Mountain

📍 Washington , King County · Nearest city: Issaquah (4 km)

23 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 543 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 47.49950, -122.00900
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Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

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.

Jan
0
5°C
Feb
30
7°C
Mar
68
10°C
Apr
68
12°C
May
68
15°C
Jun
75
18°C
Jul
100
25°C
Aug
83
23°C
Sep
83
20°C
Oct
68
14°C
Nov
30
8°C
Dec
20
8°C

Best month: Jul (100/100, 25°C, 27mm lluvia) · Worst month: Jan (0/100, 283mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · America/Los_Angeles)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 06:06
Solar noon: 13:06
Golden hour: 19:06 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 20:06
Day: 14.0 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)0 Low
Avg thermal probability0.00 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.75 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

Two take-off areas, N and S. South take-off is lower than N (NW) by about 200'. Some HG activity from N launch. NO POWERED CRAFT.<br> Google Maps <br>http://maps.google.com/?q=Issaquah,+WA&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&z=16&ll=47.497546,-122.009525&spn=0.007495,0.021501&iwloc=addr

Nearby sites

Callisto Launch (10) · Icicle Ridge (12) · Tumwater Mountain (21) · Whidbey/ Fort Ebey (14) · Blanchard (14) · Elk Rock (14)

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