Black Mountain (Otay)
South San Diego County (near Otay) · near Chula Vista / San Diego · San Diego
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Best season
- Spring–fall thermal season
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Paragliding detail
- Flying types
- thermal · xc
- Conditions
- A South County San Diego thermal and XC launch managed by SDHGPA. Strong inland thermals with cross-country potential toward the east.
- Ushpa
- P3+ and SDHGPA protocols required. Big-air conditions. XC flights cross private and state park land — know the legal LZs before going XC.
- Intl tip
- South San Diego County flying puts you close to the Mexican border and the Otay Valley — know the airspace and the LZ rules cold before venturing XC here. SDHGPA site meetings are the best way to stay current on this and all San Diego sites.
The guide
Black Mountain near Otay is a South San Diego County thermal and XC site on SDHGPA land. Strong inland thermals give it cross-c…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Black Mountain (Otay) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.61, -116.89