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Bear Canyon Bozeman Learning Hill

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Bear Canyon Bozeman Learning Hill

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
SW, W, NW
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
The launch and LZ are on Montana state trust land. Carry the current Montana state-land recreation permit and obtain a current Bozeman Airforce/local-pilot site briefing. The former Bear Canyon Road route is closed: park at the Mount Ellis trailhead, hike about two miles on state land, and do not cross the creek or neighboring private property.
Site rules
  • Carry the current Montana state-land recreation permit and verify current club and land-manager notices before travel.
  • Use the Mount Ellis trailhead route, stay entirely on state land, and do not use the closed private Bear Canyon Road access.
  • Always obtain a local site briefing, do not fly alone or without a local pilot present, and follow current USHPA operating limits; the club strongly recommends current USHPA membership and at least P2.
  • Use club radio frequency 151.505 after confirming it with pilots on site, avoid nearby houses and farms, and keep all launch, flight, landing, and return movement on state land.
  • Training and mid launch are P2 unless under instruction; the upper launch is P3.
Launch directions
SW, W, NW
Direction notes
Club guidance describes SW-NW as flyable with west ideal; use the narrower published envelope for the selected upper, mid, or training launch.
Safety notes
  • The small ridge needs enough wind to soar but provides no safe LZ if blown behind it; push out early and do not accept marginal penetration.
  • Midday thermal bubbles can be strong close to terrain. Barbed wire crosses the bottom of the hill and a powerline crosses the far end of the LZ.
  • SW through NW can work, with west preferred. The published upper, mid, and training launches have different rating and direction envelopes.
  • The launch is 7.785 km and the disclosed LZ is 7.529 km from FAA heliport 0MY1; neither intersects current FAA Restricted/Prohibited airspace.
Additional notes
Current club guidance and a June 2026 source edit establish active PG and a standing permit/local-briefing path. No PPG use is claimed.
Map pin (exact launch)
Published ParaglidingEarth launch point corroborated by the current named Bozeman Airforce site guide.
Navigation warning
The coordinate is the sourced launch, not permission or the current two-mile access track. Stay on state land and get the required current local briefing.
Official website
https://www.flybozeman.org/sites

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