Sun and sky
Your location stays in your browser.Elevation here
Your height above sea level right now, from your phone’s GPS.
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Accuracy
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Where
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From the phone’s GPS, corrected from the GPS height to sea level. Under trees or between buildings it can be off by tens of metres.
Open it on your phone
A computer’s location comes from the network and has no height. Scan the code with your phone’s camera to open this page there.
How to use it
- Open it on your phone, outdoors
Allow location when the browser asks.
- Wait for a good fix
The accuracy shrinks over the first minute in the open.
- Read the height
Update reads it again; Keep updating follows you as you walk.
Tips
- Open sky
GPS height is best with a clear view of the sky, away from tall buildings.
- Height changes
For the climb on a walk, the app’s barometer reads small changes more finely than GPS.
- Compare
Check against a survey marker or a summit sign when you pass one.
In the app
Altimeter in Clinometer
- Height changes from the phone’s barometer
- Snow slope and off-road tools
- Compass with true north
- Save readings to Records
Get it onGoogle PlayComing soon to the App Store
Altimeter guide ›