Geo Elevation is a free elevation profile generator. Click a path on the map — a
hiking route, a road, a ski run, anything — press Get elevation, and see the terrain
profile as an interactive chart under the map, with the distance, ascent, descent,
highest and lowest points beside it: hover the chart and a pointer follows the exact
spot on the map. Choose between many elevation datasets, get the spot height of a
single point, read the terrain of an area with its slopes and contour lines, download the profile as GPX or CSV, copy a link that recreates it, and
save or share profiles with a free account.
How do I create an elevation profile?
Search for your area and click points along your route on the map. Press
Get elevation and the profile chart appears below the map, sampled
along the whole path, with the distance, ascent and descent in the panel. Hover
anywhere on the chart to see that exact location highlighted on the map.
What elevation data does it use?
The default is Mapzen terrain tiles at roughly 30-meter resolution, worldwide with
bathymetry, served from our own elevation server, which also holds ASTER GDEM 30 m. You can switch sources in the panel — including USGS NED 10m (United
States), EU-DEM 25m (Europe), SRTM, and GEBCO/EMODnet bathymetry for ocean depths — and
the path is re-sampled to compare.
Can I find the elevation of a single point?
Yes — pick Spot height in the panel and click the point, or try our
dedicated Elevation Finder, which shows the
elevation of any clicked point or searched address in feet and meters instantly.
Can I see the slope and contour lines of an area?
Yes. Pick Area and click the corners of a field, a slope or a whole
valley, then close the shape. The panel gives its area, highest and lowest points (marked
on the map), relief, mean height, mean and steepest slope. Two layers draw on the area:
Slope, the avalanche-map bands (25–30°, 30–35°, 35–45° and steeper, with the
share of the area in each), and Contours, at an interval chosen for the
relief with every fifth line heavier. Terrain in 3D opens the same ground as a model. For
a whole region, the slope map and the
contour map draw the visible map.
How accurate are the elevation values?
Satellite-derived terrain models like ASTER and SRTM are typically accurate to
within 10–20 meters vertically; USGS NED 10m is better within the United States.
Fine for route planning and comparing terrain — not a substitute for a survey.
Can I save, share or download elevation profiles?
Save keeps the profile and its areas in your account, Select Project opens them again,
and Share gives a read-only link. Download .geoelevation for the Geo Elevation app, which
Open reads back here too, GPX for GPS apps, or a CSV of the numbers.
Is there an app?
Yes. Geo Elevation, on iPhone, iPad and Mac, draws the elevation profile of a path, with the chart tied to the map, and saves it as a document. Paid.
App Store
· Mac App Store
