Are you interested in discovering how high your destination is above sea level? Here's how you can do that on Google Maps on Android, iPhone, and in a browser.

In Maps on iOS 18, you don't need the 3D view for more accurate elevation information. As you zoom into the map, topographic details resolve: first landscape shading, then contour lines and ...

First spotted by Mashable, the elevation feature for walking directions has been hiding in Google Maps, though we’re not exactly sure for how long.

Google says Maps already factored in elevation when determining routes for cyclists, but until now the elevation data wasn’t made easily visible.

Built by The Oregonian/OregonLive, the map allows you to look up the elevation at your home or to see which parts of the tri-county area are above certain elevation thresholds.