Howard
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3000 ft
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| takeoff | Please contact the Eagle Cap Paragliding Club (ECPC) for the latest information and updates on flying from Mt. Howard. Mt. Howard is a foot launch paragliding & hang gliding site located 7 miles south of Joseph, Oregon. The launch site faces north and is most commonly flown from July through the end of September. The Wallowa Lake Tramway (WLT) offers transportation to the public to the top of the mountain. Then, a ½ mile hiking trail leads to the launch site, located on National Forest land. This is a high profile and sensitive flying site so please respect this site guide information and only fly within your limits. All pilots are required to be “CURRENT” members of the United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (USHPA). A minimum Paragliding *Intermediate (P-3) with special skill TUR (Turbulence) or Hang Gliding Advanced (H-4) certification is required. All licenses will be checked, indemnity waiver signed, site guide review completed, and ECPC membership collected before visiting pilots are signed off to fly. Please contact the Eagle Cap Paragliding Club before you arrive to organize paperwork, a site briefing, and a time when club members are available. Paragliding Intermediate (P-3) pilots are required to have the turbulence (TUR) special skill, and it is highly recommended to also have the High Altitude (HA), Restricted Landing Field (RLF), and Cross Country (X-C) special skills. |
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| landing | The Wallowa River Delta landing zone is located on Division of State Lands property where the Wallowa River enters Wallowa Lake. We must land in this river delta area and not on the grassy State Park property. Please contact the ECPC before flying from Mt. Howard to arrange paperwork, site intro, and a time when club members are available. · This Delta area changes throughout the season, and from year to year. Please plan your flying trips to Mt. Howard accordingly. Contact the local pilots for updates on the delta landing, as it typically doesn’t become large enough for P-4 pilots until mid August. The river normally reaches full volume during the snow melt and spring runoff (Mid June-Mid July). Take high precaution when landing next to the swollen river at this time, as the only possible landing area is very small, rocky, brushy, and surrounded by tall trees! The swift water could be very dangerous if a wing or a person falls into it! Usually starting in may, the spring runoff will start to fill the lake as water is held behind the 27-foot tall irrigation dam located at the lake outlet. The lake will continue to fill for most of May, June, and early July until irrigation demands exceed spring runoff flows. Maximum capacity (highest water level) during normal years is around July 15th. After that point, the lake will continue to drop until a huge landing area is exposed by the end of September. · Landing a hang glider here is normally not recommended. · All pilots are advised to walk through the landing zone and become familiar with the area. Remember, landing zones always seem large from the ground and much smaller from the air! Most visiting pilots overshoot their landings due to the thinner air and light wind. · When the lake is at a higher level (normally mid June-mid July) paraglider landings are not recommended at the lake as the landing area becomes restricted to a very small area with tall trees and a fast flowing river as hazards. Not until August does this landing area normally become easier (not requiring advanced maneuvering skills). It is advised that the river delta landing area be restricted to advanced P4 pilots until mid August when water levels drop and landing becomes more forgiving. · Do not land on State Park Property! The Wallowa Lake State Park has warned paraglider pilots not to land west of the river delta as it is not an appropriate activity for the park. Please respect the State Park requests and only land in the river delta area! If the lake is high and the delta landing is too small, go land in the cow pasture or on the east moraine. |
| weather | Joseph Weather: https://www.josephoregonweather.com/ Current Howard Conditions: https://www.josephoregonweather.com/howardwx/howardwx.php Howard forecast: https://www.josephoregonweather.com/howardwx/howardforecast.php |
| rules | Please contact the Eagle Cap Paragliding Club before planning your trip! https://www.facebook.com/EagleCapParaglidingClub/ eaglecapparagliding@gmail.com |
| access | www.wallowalaketramway.com |
| comments | John Saltveit's, December 1997: Mt. Howard is a spectacularly beautiful site, with sheer granite walls, almost a 4000 vertical, snowcapped, 9000 foot peaks, and wilderness all around. For other nearby sites, see Mt. Emily and Mt. Harris. Spectacular soaring flights are quite possible here. |
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