General

PeakFinder exists for the areas ‘Alps’, ‘USA East’, ‘USA West’ and ‘Canada West’. More areas will follow soon.

PeakFinder Alps

PeakFinder Alps includes more than 25’000 peak names. The application contains a complete topographic model of the European Alps including the countries Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Slovenia.

PeakFinder USA West

PeakFinder USA West version includes more than 30’000 peak names. The application contains a complete topographic model of the USA West including the states Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

PeakFinder USA East

PeakFinder USA East version includes more than 30’000 peak names. The application contains a complete topographic model of the USA East including the states Alabama, Arkansas, Carolinas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginias and Wisconsin.

PeakFinder Canada West


PeakFinder Canada West version includes more than 12’000 peak names. The application contains a complete topographic model of the Canada West including the states Alberta, British Columbia, NW Territories and Yukon.

Data Sources

The different version of PeakFinder uses data from different sources. The following table gives an overview:

Elevation Model Peak directory
Alps www.viewfinderpanoramas.org, www.jpl.nasa.gov www.openstreetmap.org, www.geonames.org
USA West www.usgs.gov www.openstreetmap.org, www.geonames.org
USA East www.usgs.gov www.openstreetmap.org, www.geonames.org
Canada West www.geobase.ca www.bivouac.com, www.geobase.ca

Missing peaks can be added directly to www.openstreetmap.org. A daily extract of these databases can be updated on the settings screen.