What Is My Elevation?

Find your elevation above sea level and your GPS coordinates in one tap, or look up any place: search a city, paste coordinates or click the topographic map. Free, no sign-up.

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Click anywhere on the map to get its elevation and coordinates. Contour lines and shading on the topographic view show the shape of the land.

100% free, no sign-up Your location stays in your browser Copernicus GLO-90 terrain data

How It Works

Your device gives the position; a global terrain model gives the height.

1

Pick a point

Use your location, search a place, paste coordinates in any common format or click the map. Each point gets a shareable link.

2

Read the elevation

The height of the ground above mean sea level comes from the Copernicus GLO-90 model via Open-Meteo, shown in metres and feet.

3

Copy the coordinates

Latitude and longitude appear in decimal degrees and in degrees, minutes and seconds, ready to copy. Planning a trip outside? Check the forecast and sunrise and sunset times.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is my elevation?
Tap "Use my location" and allow location access: the tool reads your position from your device and looks up the ground elevation there, in metres and feet above sea level. You can also search a city, paste coordinates or click anywhere on the map. Your location is used only in your browser to make the lookup and is never stored by LK Forge.
How accurate is the elevation?
Elevations come from the Copernicus GLO-90 digital elevation model, a global terrain map with one height value about every 90 metres, served by the free Open-Meteo API. On open, gently sloping ground it is usually within a few metres. On sharp summits and cliffs it reads low, because each value averages a 90-metre cell: Mount Everest reads about 8,724 m against its true 8,849 m. Over buildings and forests it measures the terrain surface, not rooftops or treetops.
Why is my phone's GPS altitude different?
GPS altitude is measured by your device from satellite signals and is often off by 10 to 50 metres, because satellites are all above you and vertical accuracy is weaker than horizontal. Many laptops and desktop browsers do not report altitude at all. The elevation shown here instead comes from a terrain model at your coordinates, which is usually steadier. When your device does report GPS altitude, the tool shows both so you can compare.
How do I find the GPS coordinates of a place?
Search for the place or click it on the map. The tool shows its latitude and longitude in decimal degrees (for example 40.712800, -74.006000), the format used by Google Maps and most apps, and in degrees, minutes and seconds (40°42'46.1"N 74°00'21.6"W), the format used on paper maps and in aviation and shipping. Use the copy buttons to paste them anywhere.
What is the difference between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, seconds?
Decimal degrees and degrees-minutes-seconds are two ways to write the same position. Decimal degrees use one number per axis, with negative values for south and west. Degrees, minutes and seconds split each degree into 60 minutes and each minute into 60 seconds, and use N, S, E or W instead of a minus sign. You can paste either format, or degrees and decimal minutes such as N40 42.768 W74 0.36, into the coordinates box and the tool will read it.
Is the elevation finder free?
Yes, the elevation finder is completely free. There is no account, no app and no advertising. It works in any modern browser on a phone or computer.