Elevation Finder — Altitude of Any Point on Earth

Search for the place or click anywhere on the map. The elevation of that exact point appears instantly in metres and feet, along with its coordinates. Drag the pin to probe nearby spots — a ridgeline, a valley floor, a building plot.

Switch to the “Elevation profile A → B” tab and set two points. The tool samples the terrain at 61 points along the straight line between them and draws the cross-section: every hill and valley in between, plus the highest and lowest points and the total ascent and descent. Hover over the chart to read the elevation at any distance along the path.

Elevations come from the Copernicus GLO-90 global digital elevation model, which has roughly 90-metre horizontal resolution and typically a few metres of vertical accuracy on open terrain. It measures the ground surface, so it is a reliable estimate for hiking, drone, and planning purposes — but not a substitute for a survey in engineering work.

In everyday use, elevation refers to the height of the ground above mean sea level, while altitude usually means the height of something above the ground or sea level — an aircraft's altitude, for example. This tool reports ground elevation: the height of the terrain itself at the point you choose.

Line-of-sight checks for radio links and drone missions (is there a ridge in the way?), comparing route options before a hike, estimating how much climb a straight-line path implies, checking flood-plain position relative to a river, and visualising terrain for trip planning or teaching.

Yes. Land below mean sea level shows as negative — the Dead Sea shore is around −430 m, Death Valley's Badwater Basin about −86 m, and much of the Netherlands sits a few metres below zero behind its dikes.