MOUNT 7FREE FLIGHT

Paragliding & Hang Gliding in Golden, BC

A thermic big-mountain site renowned for its cross-country potential.

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Terrain: NRCan MRDEM-30 (30 m), Open Government Licence – Canada · CGVD2013 · no vertical exaggeration · Roads & water © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · About the model

Drag to rotate and tilt, scroll or pinch to zoom, right-drag or two-finger drag to pan. With the model focused, use arrow keys to rotate and tilt, + and − to zoom, Shift + arrows to pan. Select a pin for launch details.

Launches

Mount 7 has one launch area in regular use, with separate north, south and hang-glider takeoffs, plus a historic launch below the summit. Access, setup and local advice for each are in the Launch Guide.

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The mountain in numbers

The road ends at the Lookout launch. The summit is about 3 km south-east and nearly 600 m higher.

Landings

Landing fields are private land. Register and sign the waiver before you fly, and read the full rules on the Site & Access page.

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Not a pilot?

Tandem flights from the Lookout are available with Altitude Adventures ↗

About the model

Real elevation data, true scale

Built from Natural Resources Canada elevation data.

The model uses NRCan's Medium Resolution Digital Elevation Model (MRDEM-30), government elevation data on a 30 m grid that includes lidar along the valley floor.

It's drawn at true horizontal and vertical scale. Vertical exaggeration is off unless you switch it on. Refer to the model caption to see which setting is in use.

Dataset
MRDEM-30 DTMNatural Resources Canada, CanElevation Series
Resolution
30 mGrid spacing, unchanged from source
Horizontal CRS
EPSG:2955NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 11N (source EPSG:3979)
Vertical datum
CGVD2013Orthometric heights, metres (EPSG:6647)
Extent
22 × 19 kmGolden, the Columbia Valley and Mount 7
Source mix
—Share of model cells by source
Map overlays
OSMRoads and water © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0, via Overture Maps

MRDEM-30 accuracy, per NRCan's product specification: lidar-derived areas are typically within 1–3 m; GLO-30-derived areas within about 2–5 m RMSE, worse under dense forest. Elevations read from the model are approximate and labelled ≈ DEM. Full processing notes: docs/terrain.md.