What is it?
The Elevation Finder shows the height above sea level of any place or your current location, with the typical air pressure there and the temperature at which water boils.
Who is it for?
Trekkers and travellers going to hill stations, cooks at altitude, students learning geography, and people checking flood risk of an area.
How to use it
- Type a Place or coordinates, like Shimla, or 31.10, 77.17.
- Or tap đź“Ť Use my location and allow location when asked.
Problems and fixes
- “No place found”: try another spelling, add the state or country, or type coordinates.
- “Location was not shared”: you declined the permission, or location is off on your phone. Search for the place instead, or allow location in the browser’s site settings.
- “Could not reach the elevation service”: the tool needs the internet for place search (OpenStreetMap) and heights (Open-Meteo). Check your connection.
Using the results
- Heights come from terrain data on a grid of about 90 m, so a building, hill top or valley floor can differ by some metres.
- Water boils at about 1 °C lower for every 300 m. At 2,000 m it boils near 93 °C, so food takes longer; pressure cookers help.
- Above about 2,500 m, altitude sickness is possible: climb slowly and drink water. Headache, nausea and breathlessness are warning signs; go lower if they get worse.
Open the tool: Elevation Finder
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