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Rainbow Ridge Lower Paragliding Launch

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Rainbow Ridge Lower Paragliding Launch

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Not marked
Launch faces
E, SE
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
Current sources publish the lower launch as the most-used Rainbow Ridge setup and identify dirt-road or hiking access. Current land-status reference mapping identifies the launch and the source's nearby dirt-road landing context as BLM. Use existing open routes only, verify road conditions and posted restrictions, and favor a currently clear BLM/top-landing plan rather than assuming any developed park or construction area is available.
Site rules
  • Use existing open dirt roads or hike; do not create tracks, damage vegetation, or block gates and emergency access.
  • Do not rely on the separately listed city-park option without independently confirming current land control and permission; reference mapping marks that point private.
  • Verify every landing or top-landing surface for construction, equipment, wires, vehicles, people, and current public access before takeoff.
  • This is an unpowered PG row only.
Launch directions
E, SE
Direction notes
Current and legacy source guidance identifies an east-facing ridge and a 090-130-degree soaring range; E and SE are the only published favorable compass headings.
Safety notes
  • Multiple and intersecting power lines lie below and to the right of the primary launch; current guidance says fewer lines generally exist to pilots' left/north.
  • The site is known for choppy conditions and is described as a cooler-weather winter ridge site.
  • Current guidance warns against flow below 90 degrees because north wind can create rotor from the larger peak to pilots' left.
  • Published soaring guidance is 090-130 degrees, 7-15 mph, and below 60 F; treat it as source guidance, not a substitute for current local judgment and AWOS, NOTAM, and TFR review.
Additional notes
Approved as the current lower Rainbow Ridge PG launch on BLM reference land, with current March 2026 operational material and a public-land landing context. PPG remains false because all source activity is explicitly paragliding.
Map pin (exact launch)
ParaglidingEarth lower-launch coordinate, corroborated by current BHGC at 39.6943,-119.9839. It is distinct from the middle and upper launches.
Navigation warning
Published lower-launch point only. Verify the open route, road condition, wire layout, construction, exact setup, and legal landing before use.

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