Collection: Mingus Mountain, Arizona

Where Desert Air Turns to Lift.

Perched above Jerome, Mingus Mountain is Arizona flying at its finest — high desert, high drama, and big lift when the day turns on. The main launch, facing west toward the Verde Valley, dishes up glassy evening air and cross-country lines that stretch toward Sedona when you get it right. Mornings can be scratchy, mid-days rowdy, and landings spicy when the thermals are still cooking. Between the canyon roads, the cliffside café, and the view that never quits, Mingus is pure Southwest soul flight.