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   Valley Launch Areas

 


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Jomax Area:

This launch area is no longer available to Balloonists.

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Middle Mountain Area:

This launch area is located in the North West area of the Valley. To access this site you have to take the second road heading North along the West side of Interstate 17. The first road is the freeway exit road. The second road is a two way road. Proceed North over the Hayden Rhodes Aqueduct (canal). Take first gate on your left (west side). Follow the dirt road heading north until the mountain is south of you. There is a clearing for launching.

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Red Zones

adobe_mt_pz.gif (6428 bytes) Adobe Mountain School
Juvenile Correctional Facility
West of I-17, North of Pinnacle Peak Road. South of Happy Valley Road. DO NOT LAND. 500' min. altitude
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ben_avery-pz.gif (11820 bytes) Ben Avery
Shooting Range
North of Carefree Highway. West of I-17. DO NOT LAND. 500' min. altitude.
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Landing Strip
West of Cave Creek Road on Jomax Road, next to Jomax launch site. East of Cave Creek Dam. 500' min. altitude.
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univeralpro_pz.gif (10518 bytes) Universal Propulsion
25401 N. Central Avenue
(Happy Valley Road) Manufacturer of explosives. DO NOT LAND. 1000' min altitude.
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