What is the biggest altitude difference between two points visible from each other and where are they?

What is the biggest altitude difference between two points visible from each other and where are they?

6/26/2023 2:37:17 PM

You can see Kangchenjunga’s peak, at 8,586 m above MSL, from the top of Durpin Hill near Kalimpong, at 1,372 m. That’s a difference of 7,214 m.

I have a picture of this somewhere which I’ll attach if I find it.

1/1/2018 8:31:26 PM

If you want to check if a mountain will get in the way between two points, then this site is handy. It is intended to be used to check line-of-sight for transmitters. It shows a side-elevation from the transmitter, with a high above the ground, and a line descending to the ground at the given second point.

https://www.scadacore.com/tools/rf-path/rf-line-of-sight/

Edit: I’m not sure it takes account of the curvature of the Earth.

1/1/2018 5:26:50 AM

Aconcagua, Chile – 6,962m, visible from the Pacific Ocean. Is the highest peak outside of Asia, and less than 150km from the coast.

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See also this forum thread Mountains near the Ocean which lists both mountains closest to the ocean, and also tallest mountains visible from the ocean.

12/31/2017 11:33:32 PM

Candidates would be…

12/31/2017 11:26:55 PM

I’ll nominate Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley), whose summit (6190 meters) can be seen from sea level at Anchorage, Alaska on a clear day. Here’s a blog with such a picture posted:

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And another:

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From what I can gather, such views don’t happen every day as the peak of Denali is often in or above the clouds; but they’re not ridiculously rare either.

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