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| Cape Town |
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Kaapstad |
Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: iKapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, and the largest in land area, forming part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape, as well...
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| San Francisco Bay Area |
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San Francisco Bay Area, California |
The San Francisco Bay Area, known as the Bay Area or simply the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses large cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and...
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| Yosemite National Park |
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Yosemite National Park (pronounced /joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/ yoe-SEM-it-ee) is a national park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of 761,266 acres (308,073 ha)...
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| Lake County |
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Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California ...
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| Owens Valley |
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Owens Valley is the arid valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. The valley is approximately 75 miles (120.7 km) long, trending north-south, and is bounded by the Inyo Mountains on the east, on the southeast by the...
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| Mount Diablo |
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Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of the town of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San...
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| Glacier Point |
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Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley, in California, USA. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet (2,199 m), 3,200 feet (980 m) above Curry Village. The point offers a superb view of Yosemite...
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| Mount Tamalpais |
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Mount Tam |
Mount Tamalpais (pronounced /tæməlˈpaɪəs/, us dict: tăm·əl·pī′·əs, known locally as "Mount Tam") is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public...
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| Mission Peak |
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Mission Peak is a peak east of Fremont, California. It is part of a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak. Mission Peak is located in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve and is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. There is...
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| Ed R. Levin County Park |
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Ed R. Levin County Park is the largest park in Milpitas, California. It is run by the County of Santa Clara and is located in the chaparral foothills east of the Santa Clara Valley. Monument Peak can be accessed through trails in the park. The park...
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| Lion's Head |
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Lion's Head is a mountain located in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres (2,195 ft) above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the...
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| Dunlap | Dunlap, California |
Dunlap is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1919 feet (585 m). It has a population of 131. It is located approximately 38 miles east of Fresno. St. Nicholas Ranch (), a retreat center run by the...
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| Diaz Lake |
Diaz Lake (36°33′39″N 118°03′18″W / 36.56083, -118.055, elevation 3,674 feet (1,120 m)) is located just south of Lone Pine, California, United States in Owens Valley. The lake was formed by the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake when 18 mi (29 km) of the...
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| Central Andean dry puna |
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The Central Andean dry puna is an ecoregion located in the Andean High plateau, in South America. It is a part of the Puna grassland.
This ecoregion occupies the southwestern portion of the Altiplano and is located east of the Atacama Desert.
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Stinson Beach, California |
Stinson Beach is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of Bolinas, at an elevation of 26 feet (8 m). The population of the Stinson...
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| Ed Levin 600' Launch, North | ||||
| Ed Levin 600' Launch, South | ||||
| Ed Levin 40' Launch | ||||
| Ed Levin 300' Launch | ||||
| Ed Levin Top Launch | ||||
| Ed Levin 150' Launch | ||||
| Ed Levin Backside Launch | ||||
| Ed Levin 50' Launch | ||||
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| CL |
The "CL" restriction stands for "cliff launch". Pilots must have experience launching grades of greater than 45%.
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| FSL | Flat Slope Launch |
FSL stands for "Flat Slope Launch". Pilots must have experience in launching very shallow slopes (<5%) in windless conditions.
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| Mount Tam "B" Launch | ||||
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| Ed Levin Main LZ | ||||
| Unrestricted |
Use the "Unrestricted" restriction to explicitly note that there are no restrictions on a launch, site, or LZ (in order to differentiate from missing data).
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| Ed Levin Backside Bailout LZ | ||||
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Fort Funston Main Launch |
Fort Funston is fun for both novice and advanced pilot alike. The prevaling westerlies provide consistent, smooth ridge lift throughout the spring, summer and fall. Usually lift tops out about 300ft above the ridge, but during...
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| Slide Mountain |
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Slide Mountain is the perfect introduction to big-air flying. In spring and fall months, fat and mellow thermals will often take you well above the mountain top, often to altitudes of 11K or 12K. In summer months, even bigger...
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Enjoy the ride to launch in luxury! These launches have paved roads leading all the way to launch.
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