Cordon - Tête du Planet
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Cordon (3 km)
56 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1806 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.91300, 6.57076Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-05-02 16:12 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~443 m, wind 13 km/h, precipitation 5.0 mm.
base ~443m · wind 13 km/h · precip 5.0mmNot recommended for flying, cloud base ~320 m, wind 9 km/h, precipitation 5.4 mm.
base ~320m · wind 9 km/h · precip 5.4mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)
Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.
⭐ Best month: Aug (80/100, 20°C, 102mm lluvia) · Worst month: Mar (5/100, 159mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 8 | High |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.82 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.31 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
1838m Thermal activity from the morning. Good for crossing: portal to cross in the Aravis. After 13h00 the valleywind is stronger than the thermal and so it's backwind. better to back up to "plateau des benets" take off.
Nearby sites
Cordon - Plateau des Benets (46) · Praz sur arly (56) · Les chalets du Nant (42) · Megeve (55) · La Clusaz (54) · Les chalets du Lachat (44)