Los Caballos
📍 Sucre , Municipio Montes · Nearest city: Cumanacoa (27 km)
55 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1258 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
10.08300, -63.74160Detailed hourly weather
2026-04-20⚠️ Marginal · peak 73 at 11h
- Cobertura nubosa >85% — sin radiación para disparar
⏰ Useful window: 09:00 – 13:00
| 08 55 | 09 63 | 10 63 | 11 73 | 12 63 | 13 63 | 14 55 | 15 55 | 16 63 | 17 63 | 18 63 | 19 16 | 20 55 |
Peak 11h: CAPE 230 J/kg · LI -0.5 · BL top 1265 m · w* 8.0 m/s · cloud base 1770 m · 0°C at 4860 m · Pro score 63/100 · sun 80° over slope
2026-04-21⚠️ Marginal · peak 63 at 11h
- Cobertura nubosa >85% — sin radiación para disparar
⏰ Useful window: 09:00 – 13:00
| 08 60 | 09 45 | 10 45 | 11 63 | 12 55 | 13 55 | 14 55 | 15 55 | 16 13 | 17 11 | 18 55 | 19 55 | 20 55 |
Peak 11h: CAPE 110 J/kg · LI -0.2 · BL top 1550 m · w* 8.0 m/s · cloud base 2020 m · 0°C at 4970 m · Pro score 60/100 · sun 80° over slope
Hourly flyability (0–100). ⛈️ = storm risk · ☁️⚠️ = cloud suck · 🏔️ = active ridge lift. CAPE = convective energy, LI = stability, BL top = thermal ceiling, w* = estimated dry thermal velocity. Source: Open-Meteo (ECMWF/GFS/ICON blend model).
Estimated vertical profile (Sounding)
Reference time: 11:00 (peak of the day)
Surface T: 20.8°C · Td: 16.7°C
LCL (cloud base): 512 m
BL top: 1265 m
0°C level: 4860 m
Approximate profile from surface variables + synoptic levels. Red lines = temperature, dashed blue = dew point. Orange bands = detected inversions.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 2 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.91 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.62 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Real takeoff terrain
| SRTM elevation | 1263 m AMSL |
| Average slope | 12.7° |
| Slope aspect | 42° (NE) |
| Hemisphere | north — Orientation unfavorable for direct solar thermals |
Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).
Pilot comments
In San Antonio de Capayacuar climbing the monument of the snake, we reached a hamlet called 'Horses' where surrounded by extensive plantations of pineapple, passion fruit and a variety of fruits, it is one of the sites for takeoff Paragliding Club The Cimarronera Free Flight, with 1200 mts. above sea level provides an excellent slope for flight dynamic and broad valley that allows the use of thermal facilitating flight away.
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