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Moldoveanu Peak

You can see 243 km from here, looking north.

78Viewyas Score

SummitSunset360°Long viewMany peaks

Calculating the panorama…

Drag to turn around. The relief is drawn 2.2 times taller so the ridges can be read; far ridges are paler, as in the real air.

The view

Up to 243 km away.

Calculated on the relief one degree at a time, up to 250 km, with the curvature of the Earth and the refraction of the air: what stands above the horizon from here.

78out of 100

Our own rating, from the relief and the climate only: open horizon (35 points), how far you see (25), sea and named peaks in view (20) and clear months (20).

  • 243 kmFarthest ridgelooking north
  • 100%Open horizonof the circle where the horizon is below your eyes
  • 145Peaks in viewnamed summits that rise above the relief in front
  • 2,501 mAltitudeabove the sea, at the highest point of the viewpoint

The 145 peaks you can name from here

From west to east as you turn around: height, distance and direction. Each one links to its guide on Peakyas, our mountain atlas.

Hășmaș Mountains1,792 m · 150 km · north-eastHarghita Mădăraș1,800 m · 115 km · north-eastCiomadul1,289 m · 106 km · north-eastKő möge1,240 m · 107 km · north-eastSomnului2,386 m · 7.7 km · eastCiucaș Mountains1,954 m · 92 km · eastHartopul Darei2,506 m · 7.4 km · eastOmu Peak2,514 m · 59 km · eastCaraiman Peak2,384 m · 63 km · eastIezerul Mic2,321 m · 23 km · south-eastObarsia2,314 m · 23 km · south-eastCiuha Mica1,570 m · 44 km · south-westBuila1,771 m · 64 km · south-westNetedu2,351 m · 64 km · south-westPiscu Lung1,915 m · 70 km · south-westBeleoaia2,008 m · 76 km · south-westMicaia1,922 m · 82 km · westParângu Mare2,519 m · 98 km · westCoricia1,883 m · 92 km · westPeleaga2,509 m · 146 km · westNegoiu Peak2,535 m · 14 km · westPaltinu2,401 m · 10 km · westVânătoarea lui Buteanu2,507 m · 12 km · westPiatra Secuiului1,129 m · 129 km · north-west

From the relief only: buildings, trees and haze are not in the model. On a hazy day you see much less; 250 km is the limit of our calculation.

The sun

The best sunsets are in August.

When the sun really disappears from this viewpoint — behind the relief or into the sea — and in which direction, on the 15th of each month, in local time.

  1. Jansouth-westsets on an open horizon25%
  2. Febwest2 min before the sea-level sunset23%
  3. Marwest2 min before the sea-level sunset29%
  4. Aprwest-4 min before the sea-level sunset32%
  5. Maynorth-west-2 min before the sea-level sunset30%
  6. Junnorth-west-2 min before the sea-level sunset36%
  7. Julnorth-west-2 min before the sea-level sunset45%
  8. Augwest-2 min before the sea-level sunset51%
  9. Sepwest-2 min before the sea-level sunset40%
  10. Octwestsets on an open horizon39%
  11. Novsouth-westsets on an open horizon30%
  12. Decsouth-westsets on an open horizon24%
  • Time: when the sun goes behind the horizon you see from here.
  • Minutes: how much earlier the relief hides the sun.
  • %: share of clear sky that month (NASA, 2001–2020).

The highlighted months are the clearest. Golden hour starts about an hour before.

The place

Moldoveanu Peak.

Highest mountain in Romania

Moldoveanu Peak is a summit in Romania, 2,501 m above the sea.

On a clear day the farthest ridge you can see is 243 km away, looking north.

145 named peaks rise above the relief in front; the most prominent is Parângu Mare (2,519 m), 98 km away.

The horizon is open, below your eyes, over 100% of the circle.

The skies are clearest in August.

Varful-Moldoveanu-scenery
Amorphisman · CC BY-SA 3.0

Get there and stay

Plan the visit

A guided tour, a bed nearby, a car.

Tours, cable cars and tickets for Moldoveanu PeakGetYourGuideSee prices Stays with a view near Moldoveanu PeakBooking.comSee prices Car hire at SBZ airport (Sibiu)Discover CarsSee prices 

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From above

The viewpoint and its surroundings.

The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the viewpoint, with what OpenStreetMap shows nearby.

Moldoveanu Peak seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Seen from above: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6 × 6 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around, in OpenStreetMap

  • 2other viewpoints within 5 kmView upon Podragel Lake
  • 33named peaks within 5 kmViștea Mare, Moldoveanu, Găleșescu Mare and 30 more
  • 13marked trails within 3 kmVf. Viștea Mare - Vf. Moldoveanu, Traseul de creasta principală a Munții Făgăraș: Valea Oltului - Șaua Podragului , Victoria - Hârtopu Urșilor - Portița Viștei and 10 more
  • 6shelters and huts within 5 kmStâna lui Burnei, Cantonul Nisipuri din Valea Rea, Refugiul Valea Viștei and 3 more
  • 12campsites within 10 kmCorabia, Lacul Podragu, Fereastra Mică and 9 more
  • 14places to stay within 10 kmCabana Podragu, Cabana Valea Sâmbetei, Cabana Turnuri and 11 more
  • cable car and funicular stations within 5 km
  • car parks within 3 km
  • visitor centres within 5 km
  • restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

In our other atlases

What you see from Moldoveanu Peak, and what is near.

Everything around this viewpoint — mountains, water, forests, birds, caves and the night sky — in the family's atlases.

Peakyas183 mountains within 25 km
Moldoveanu Peak · this placeMoldoveanu Peak2,544 m · this placeVistea Mare2,527 m · 0.4 kmHartopul Darei2,506 m · 7.4 kmCapra2,494 m · 8.1 kmVânătoarea lui Buteanu2,507 m · 12 kmLespezi2,516 m · 13 kmCornu Caltunului2,510 m · 13 kmNegoiu Peak2,535 m · 14 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 km
Moldoveanu PeakBortle 2 · this placeVistea MareBortle 2 · 0.4 kmNegoiu PeakBortle 2 · 14 kmLake VidraruBortle 2 · 25 km
Cascadyas2 waterfalls within 15 km
Văii Rele Fall · 1.7 kmBâlea Waterfall · 10 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, GBIF). Links open when each site is online.

Photographs

The view, as people saw it.

Moldoveanu Peak (Romania)
MIHAIL · CC BY-SA 4.0
Moldoveanu and Vistea Mare from the south
BáthoryPéter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Moldoveanu and Vistea Mare from the west
BáthoryPéter · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other viewpoints nearby.

Moldoveanu Peak

Romania

  • 78Viewyas Score
  • 243 kmFarthest ridge
  • 145Peaks in view
  • 2,501 mAltitude

Negoiu Peak

Romania · 14 km

  • 78Viewyas Score
  • 249 kmFarthest ridge
  • 151Peaks in view
  • 2,495 mAltitude

See the guide

Franz Joseph Cliffs

Romania · 67 km

  • 69Viewyas Score
  • 143 kmFarthest ridge
  • 27Peaks in view
  • 1,300 mAltitude

See the guide

Peleaga

Romania · 146 km

  • 78Viewyas Score
  • 249 kmFarthest ridge
  • 156Peaks in view
  • 2,482 mAltitude

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q746524) · CC0
SunJ. Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms
Peaks in viewPeakyas (Wikidata, CC0)
Panorama and altitudeCopernicus DEM GLO-90 / GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
CloudsNASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2)
What is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Sister atlasesPeakyas, Darkskyas, Cascadyas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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