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Großvenediger
Hohe Tauern, Austria · 108.5 kmVisible · Zugspitze 495 m above the modelled horizon
Smallest clearance along the line: 160 m
Still visible without refraction and 100 m away in each direction.
Where can you see
Where can you see the Zugspitze?
Explore theoretical visibility around the Zugspitze, between the Wetterstein mountains and the Bavarian Alpine foreland. Beyond the map, viewpoints 108 to 135 km away with a modelled view of Zugspitze are checked below.
Calculated radius: 100 kmTheoretical visibility; actual views and access are not guaranteed.
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Can you see Zugspitze from where you are?
Choose an observation point to estimate visibility using the terrain model.
Terrain and viewing conditions
The Zugspitze stands on the German–Austrian border in the Wetterstein mountains. Compare the terrain horizons towards the Alpine foreland with those inside the surrounding mountain valleys: intervening ridges can hide a summit even at short range.
The map tests visibility of the summit point, not the whole massif. Clouds and local obstructions can prevent a real view even where the model leaves the sight line open.
Beyond the map
Distant viewpoints checked one by one
The map stops at 100 km. The viewpoints below, 108 to 135 km away, were each calculated with this map’s summit target and the standard example settings: Copernicus terrain, Earth curvature and standard refraction (k = 0.13). This is theoretical visibility: weather, haze and nearby trees or buildings are not modelled.
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Säntis
Alpstein, Switzerland · 125.6 kmVisible · Zugspitze 565 m above the modelled horizon
Smallest clearance along the line: 119 m
Still visible without refraction and 100 m away in each direction.
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Bussen
Upper Swabia, Germany · 135.2 kmVisible · Zugspitze 945 m above the modelled horizon
Smallest clearance along the line: 61 m
Still visible without refraction and 100 m away in each direction.
Example lines of sight
How do distance and terrain affect the view?
Open a reproducible Sightelo analysis with its terrain profile.
Line of sight
Zugspitze from Munich
Burgstraße near Marienplatz, central Munich, Germany → ZugspitzeView analysisUnderstand the map
Why isn't visibility a simple circle?
Terrain
Mountains and ridges can block the line of sight.
Earth's curvature
At long distances, Earth's curvature becomes significant.
Elevation
A higher observation point can dramatically increase visibility.
How was this visibility map calculated?
Sightelo samples observation points within 100 km of the summit, using surface elevations, Earth curvature and standard atmospheric refraction. This is a calculation assumption, not a prediction of real atmospheric conditions.
Copernicus DEM is a surface model: buildings and vegetation may influence its elevations, but Sightelo does not model them individually. Local obstructions remain imperfectly represented. Weather, clouds, haze and aerosols are not predicted.
- Terrain data
- Copernicus DEM 90, with DEM 30 refinement when data are available and the refinement criteria are met. The local threshold is at most one third of the sight-line elevation change, capped at 30 m for DEM 90 and 10 m for DEM 30.
- Earth curvature
- Included
- Atmospheric refraction
- k = 0.13
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