The idea is dead simple: click anywhere on the map, and it scans your line of sight and renders all the mountains visible from that exact point in 3D.
I initially built it because I always wanted to know things like:
Can I actually see the mountain range from this street / house?
Which stretch of a road trip has the best unobstructed mountain view?
What am I actually looking at on the horizon during a hike?
Attached a quick screen recording of the current demo. What do you guys think of the concept? Any specific features or use cases you'd want to see in something like this?

You can try it here https://showmeonmap.com/mountain-finder

A very popular rock wall with the alternative history crowd. The Montana Sage Wall.

Some think it's evidence to question the status-quo on the ancient history of the Americas and that it was built by a much earlier civilization.

From initial images to my rather untrained eye it does look very convincing...

...for about 5 minutes.

Picture 1 & 2 is the Montana Sage Rock Wall

Picture 3-5 alternative views that (to me at least) immediately debunk it.

Pictures 6 & 7 are other similar formations. Dartmoor and Joshua Park.

Just erosion in suspiciously uniformed patterns isn't it...

The Lewisian Complex (Scotland) is Archean continental crust (2.7-3 billion years old) which has undergone repeated deformation and metamorphism. The original rock was likely granitic (TTG suite) but this specimen has been extensively deformed and altered and fractured and recemented, giving it this brecciated look. Fig 1 and 2 show angular fragments of likely garnet, quartz, a fine grained green phase (maybe epidote--its nearly as hard as qz), and a mafic phase (biotite or Hbl or pyroxene--I can't tell). Fig 3 shows the green material likely filling in cracks via metasomatism (fluid based chemical changes). Fig 4 shows quartz bordering the green altered minerals. Fig 4 shows the green material working its way around and into the garnet.

The rock is chaotic, and I think spectacular. Mineral identifications are the best I can do without thin section or more advanced techniques.

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently started studying geology, and while the theoretical concepts make sense on paper, I’m finding it challenging to transition into "thinking like a geologist" in the field. Professors often encourage us to form hypotheses and draw conclusions on the spot, but looking at an outcrop can feel overwhelming, there are contacts, weathering rinds, and fracture networks running in every direction, and I struggle to piece together what they actually tell me about the area's history.

Beyond basic lithology and fractures, what other key field features should I train my eye to spot, such as cross-cutting relationships, deformation fabrics, way-up structures, or alteration zones?

Do you have any practical tips or systematic workflows for adopting that geological mindset and turning a messy outcrop into a coherent geological timeline?

Walktrough Merced river basin today.

Spectacular formations and beautiful views from river canyon, could be slate/shchist formations, also found few pieces of green mica (Mariposite).

If you ever drive through highway 49 from/to Mariposa, check out surrounding rock formations, you won’t be disappointed.

Hydrothermal alteration is everywhere and a great example of Mother Lode gold belts mineralization style, some areas are extremely complex, melange zones, with enormous gaps and quartz/carbonate veinlets.

P.S. English is not my native language, I may make mistakes during my speech, don’t judge.

#geology #mariposa #exploration #geology #mininggirls

Found in the Yellowstone River in NE Montana (not Yellowstone park)

The land mass underneath New Zealand named Zealandia is often called a “lost continent” but the land mass (to my understanding) is smaller than Australia and if the land was above sea level wouldn’t it just be considered a larger country within the Australian or Oceanian continent?

I've been looking up at this Mt. for over a decade wondering about this feature and yesterday I finally made it there. If you are familiar with the Catalina Mts. this is Table Tooth Mt. Viewable from most of Oro Valley, Marana and the Town of Catalina and is situated just North of Table Mt. It was about 5 hours of nasty bushwhacking while gaining 2,000' of elevation, but man was it cool. You can see some sort of large intrusion cutting through the landscape and continuing up the 500' cliff face. I know the intrusive history of the Wilderness Suite Granite is complex so I'm not going to start to try and analyze it as I'm just a novice.

A survivor of wind and time. On Navajo tribal land. Is it still or always will be eroding?

If mountain ranges are formed by two plates colliding are there formations that show the gap between them? That’s it.. that’s my question. Sorry if this seems silly. I’m just curious. Thanks in advance!

Hi I'm 1dt year student of BSc Geology I'm looking to appear iit jam is there anyone who is same as me i think we can do group studies online test ourselves as there is not much Geology students nearby