Refuge de l Aigle
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de l'Isere · Nearest city: Mont-de-Lans (15 km)
57 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 3459 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.01080, 6.31639Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-05-02 16:10 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~120 m, wind 23 km/h, precipitation 15.1 mm.
base ~120m · wind 23 km/h · precip 15.1mmNot recommended for flying, cloud base ~338 m, wind 10 km/h, precipitation 5.2 mm.
base ~338m · wind 10 km/h · precip 5.2mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
Takeoff 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 (81/100, 10°C, 49mm lluvia) · Worst month: Oct (5/100, 164mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 7 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.81 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.26 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
refuge altitude: 3450m. This is a climb in itself. With some rock walls, the Amieux cliff and the ascending of the Tabuchet glacier all requiring the presence of a mountain guide. Your effort is well rewarded as the refuge is situated in a climbers paradise, at the foot of the Meije summits and in the middle of the glaciers. duration of climbing: 5h30 vertical: 1800m.
Nearby sites
Les 2 alpes (59) · St jean de maurienne (10) · col du vallon (48) · Orcieres (55) · Puy Aillaud (68) · Col du Granon (51)