Identify a skyline in AR, then find the peaks around it

Identify the skyline from the camera view

Open the AR view and point the iPhone toward the skyline. Epicrest uses the device's location, heading, attitude, and available peak data to place labels over nearby summits. A useful label includes the mountain name plus elevation and bearing context, so the result is more than a floating name. You can capture a labeled view or move from an identified summit into its detail and map context.

AR alignment is only as good as the sensor and location inputs available at that moment. Metal, vehicle interiors, weak GPS, a moving camera, or an inaccurate compass can shift labels. Epicrest includes alignment controls, but a label should still be treated as orientation context—not proof of a route, boundary, or safe line of travel.

Find nearby peaks from the map before you can see them

The map answers a different question: which summits are near me or near a destination I am researching? Browse away from your current position, select a mountain, and compare its elevation, prominence where available, distance, surrounding peak field, weather context, and known trail or road information. This is useful before sunrise, under cloud, from a city, or while planning somewhere you have not visited yet.

Camera identification and map discovery share the same peak context. You can start with the horizon and investigate a label, or start with a map search and learn what should appear in the view. That combined workflow is why the former standalone “peak finder” guide has been consolidated here.

Prepare the peak context before service fades

Offline packs are prepared before a trip. Epicrest Pro can create or update a region up to 50 miles, and up to 15 packs can remain installed per device. Free can read and manage compatible packs already installed. The point is to retain useful peak, place, route, map, and cached weather context when coverage becomes unreliable. An offline pack is a snapshot, so check current forecasts, closures, fire restrictions, and land-manager notices again as close to departure as possible.

Log the summit without making it public

If a peak becomes part of your story, save it in a private summit journal with the date, route, notes, tags, known elevation gain, and photos you choose. Journal photos are not uploaded to Epicrest backend servers. In the public iPhone app they stay on device and can use your private iCloud container when sync is enabled. Epicrest can create a share-ready card, but the journal itself is not a public social feed.