What you see from the summit
The full 360-degree view from Balken, computed from the elevation model and labelled with the names of the peaks you can see. Drag the image sideways; the slider hides the far distance.
From up here 65 named peaks are in sight. The highest: Heiterwand, 2639 m. The most distant: Scheinbergspitz, 39.1 km away.
The highest peaks in view
- Heiterwand
- Elmer Kreuzspitze
- Heiterwand Ostgipfel
- Kreuzspitze
- Großer Rosszahn
- Kluppenkarkopf
- Jochumkopf
- Südliche Balkenspitze
- Mittlere Balkenspitze
- Fuchskarspitze
- Kleiner Rosszahn
- Tauberspitze
About Balken
Balken is a 2172 m two-thousander in Tirol, close to Nördliche Balkenspitze, Fuchskarspitze, Mittlere Balkenspitze. The view reaches as far as Heiterwand at 2639 m. The marked path to the top is graded T1 hiking on the SAC scale. Plan your route to Balken free of charge with Peakflow: real paths, elevation profile, weather and an offline map.
Where the peak stands
Peaks nearby
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