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The viewpoint atlas

See how far the world goes.

Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama calculated from the relief: how far you see, the peaks you can name, where the sea is and where the sun sets, month by month.

The longest viewsTypes of viewpointMap

Calculating the panorama…

Live panorama from Cabo Girão · Portugal

4,751viewpoints known
1,399full guides
180countries
7languages

Places to look out

Choose your view.

Scenic viewpoints, observation decks and towers, Ferris wheels, cliffs, summits and canyon rims.

Scenic viewpointsMarked lookouts on roads and trails280 viewpointsObservation decksPlatforms and skywalks over the void31 viewpointsObservation towersLookout and fire towers above the trees252 viewpointsFerris wheelsThe city from a slowly turning cabin49 viewpointsCliffsThe edge of the land, over the sea or a valley143 viewpointsSummitsFamous summits with the whole circle around560 viewpointsCanyon rimsLooking down into the deepest cuts84 viewpoints

Or choose by what you see

Calculated from the relief for every guide: an open west for the sunset, the sea, a full circle, very long views, a crowd of peaks.

Sunset viewpointsAn open west: the sun goes down on the horizon767 viewpointsSea viewsAt least a tenth of the horizon is sea400 viewpoints360° viewsThe horizon below your eyes all the way round1,216 viewpointsLong viewsRidges 100 km away and more831 viewpointsPeak panoramasTen named peaks or more in view823 viewpoints

How far you see

The longest views.

The distance to the farthest ridge you can see from each viewpoint, calculated on the relief with the curvature of the Earth.

1Jebel JaisOman · summit249 km2Qurnat as Sawda'Lebanon · summit249 km3ColimaMexico · summit249 km4GarganoItaly · summit249 km5LovćenMontenegro · summit249 km6AconcaguaArgentina · summit249 km7Volcán de FuegoGuatemala · volcano249 km8Jebel ShamsOman · summit249 km9Mount IdaGreece · summit249 km10MulhacénSpain · summit249 km

All the longest views

This month

The clearest views in January

Viewpoints where this is one of the months with the fewest clouds: clearer air, sharper ridges, a better sunset.

239km94summitSan MiguelEl SalvadorEl Salvador22 peaks in view · Clear month248km93volcanoVolcán MomotomboNicaraguaNicaragua106 peaks in view · Clear month190km92volcanoSanta Ana VolcanoEl SalvadorEl Salvador18 peaks in view · Clear month239km92summitNevis PeakSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis53 peaks in view · Clear month249km92volcanoVolcán de FuegoGuatemalaGuatemala14 peaks in view · Clear month209km92volcanoPacayaGuatemalaGuatemala13 peaks in view · Clear month220km92summitChristoffelbergCuracaoCuracao35 peaks in view · Clear month196km92summitPitonsSaint LuciaSaint Lucia15 peaks in view · Clear month

All the clearest views for January

Best rated

Views worth the climb.

249km96summitJebel JaisOmanOman16 peaks in view · May–Jun, Sep–Oct200km96summitMount EbalPalestinePalestine92 peaks in view · Jun–Sep204km96summitMount GerizimPalestinePalestine55 peaks in view · Jun–Sep216km95summitMeronIsraelIsrael81 peaks in view · Jun–Sep249km95summitQurnat as Sawda'LebanonLebanon17 peaks in view · Jun–Sep156km94Ferris wheelAin DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates45 peaks in view · Jun, Sep–Oct248km94summitJebel MoussaMoroccoMorocco26 peaks in view · Jul–Aug

By country

Where the views are.

Germany142United States90Czechia79United Kingdom64Japan56France52China47Spain41Italy35Poland31Portugal28Austria26Israel23Russia23Australia21Switzerland21Canada18Iceland17Greece16Finland15Indonesia14Argentina13Brazil12Chile12All countries

Where the numbers come from

Calculated, not guessed.

Every panorama on Viewyas is calculated from a public relief model, one degree at a time, with the curvature of the Earth and the bending of light in the air. The peaks come from our own mountain atlas, the clouds from NASA.

All the sources and licences

  • Copernicus DEMthe relief: the 360° panorama, how far you see, the sea
  • Wikidatanames, types, photos
  • Peakyasthe named peaks you can see
  • NASA POWERcloud amount, month by month
  • OpenStreetMaptrails, cable cars, parking, places to stay

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.You are here
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit forestsForestyasEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Visit