324 KM | Puig d’en Galileu, Mallorca – Pic de Saloria, Pyrenees

Distance	324 Kilometers
By	Marcos Molina
Camera	Canon eos 5D Mark III
Lens	Nikon f/5.6 600mm (manual)
Date	February 11th, 2018 – 17:00 h

World Record for the longest line of sight In – Country!

On the way up to the Tramuntana mountains, Mallorca, Balearic islands. Spain’s Mainland can be seen one hundred miles away above the horizon, only under very exceptional atmospheric conditions.

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251 KM | Cantavieja – Posets

 

Distance	251 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/400
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope (900 mm. equiv.)
Date	December 23rd 2014 – 9:30

Another picture from the Historic day of 23^rd of December, 2014.

The clearness of that day allowed me to take pictures of almost every peak in the horizon, not even caring about the distance to it

This time, the area around the highest peak in Pyrenees, and the third in height of Spain, Aneto at 3.404 meters above sea level.

246 KM | Cantavieja – Monte Perdido

Distance	246 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/400
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope (900 mm. equiv.)
Date	December 23rd 2014 – 9:22

In distant photography  there are good days, and there are days that go to History.

 23^rd of December, 2014 was one of this days, as being ultra – clear.

Covering distances up to 260 kilometers in a single picture, maintaining the details as the picture above does can only be achieved in a day with perfect conditions.

292 KM | Galileu, Mallorca – Montseny & Puigmal

Panoramic composite of two pictures, taken at 400mm. focal distance (eq. 35mm) and after a heavy developing to bring out detail. Click to enlarge.  

By	Pedro Miguel Mas
Camera	Nikon D3000 @ ISO200 – 1/320s
Lens	Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 300 mm, f/9.0 (= 400 mm)
Date	December 8th 2014 – 10:15

Puigmal, one of the most emblematic mountains of Catalunya, with its unmistakeable shape and white snowy top, 292 km. from my eyes, seen across the Mediterranean sea and Catalunya plateau.

290 KM | Mallorca – Montserrat / Pyrenees

Panorama composite of 3 horizontal photographs. Click to enlarge.

By	Marcos Molina
Camera	Canon EOS 5D Mark II @ ISO100 – 1/6s
Lens	Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400 mm – f/11 + Canon 1.4x (= 560 mm)
Date	February 28th 2010 – 18:06

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The well-known Montserrat silhouette and the snowy Pyrenees mountains much farther behind, as seen from Mallorca, crossing the Mediterranean sea and entire Catalonia for 300 km. View spotted from Puig Roig summit (1002 m.) at Tramuntana hills.

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(Ulrich Deuschle panorama)

289 KM | Penyagolosa, ES – Pic Long, FR & Monte Perdido, ES

Distance	289  Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO100 – 1/1600
Lens	Sigma 70 – 300 DG APO @ 300 mm. – f./5.6 (450 mm. equiv.)
Date	December 21st 2012 – 10:40

First attempt to create a panorama from Penyagolosa peak (1.813 m.), it covers half of Pyrenees range, with some of the most renowned mountains on it.

Since I started to like mountaineering in Pyrenees, seeing this kind of images is looking at all the stories this summits can tell.

283 KM | Sierra Nevada, ES – Atlas Range, MA

Distance	283 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO400 – 1/320
Lens	Sigma 70 – 300 DG APO @ 300 mm. – f./5.6 (450 mm. equiv.)
Date	December 26st 2012 – 18:00

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This picture was taken at sunset in Poqueira refuge (2.500 m) when late afternoon colors increase contrast and unveiled Atlas range in the horizon, located in North Africa.