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Piz Uccello paragliding site and weather forecast
Swiss Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Piz Uccello.
Altitude2,657 m
Launch directionsSE, S, SW
Coordinates46.4982, 9.1988
AreaSwiss Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Piz Uccello is a mountain site in the Swiss Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 2,657 m. It is recorded as workable in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Piz Uccello
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Piz Uccello doesn't cover.
Hitzeggen (Val Lumnezia)northerly, north-easterly or north-westerly wind, 27 km away · 2,040 m · N, NE, E, SE, S, NW launch · thermalBochèta de Vegeinaeasterly wind, 22 km away · 2,284 m · E, SE launch · thermalPiz di Renten (Cima Croce)westerly wind, 23 km away · 2,122 m · S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal
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Paragliding sites near Piz Uccello
Confin, San Bernardino5 km away · 2,147 m · SE, S launch · thermalBocchetta de Curciusa, San Bernardino5 km away · 2,280 m · SW launch · thermalSuossa, San Bernardino6 km away · 1,700 m · SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalBocca de Rogna - San Bernardino9 km away · 2,382 m · SE, S launch · thermalCamou, Pian San Giacomo9 km away · 1,348 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalCeta11 km away · 1,530 m · SE launch
Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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