Elevation API

Elevation at a point, in feet and meters.

Elevation for a latitude and longitude, from the nearest grid sample. Always returns feet and meters. Useful for forms, maps, and enriching a point with terrain height.

Lookup

GET

api.parseapi.com/elevation?lat={lat}&lon={lon}

Elevation in feet and meters for a point

curl "https://api.parseapi.com/elevation?lat=27.9881&lon=86.925" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "latitude": 27.9881,
  "longitude": 86.925,
  "elevation": 8729,
  "elevation_ft": 28638,
  "resolution": 30
}

Response fields

latitude: Input latitude
longitude: Input longitude
elevation: Elevation in meters (null if unavailable)
elevation_ft: Elevation in feet (null if unavailable)
resolution: Approx grid spacing in meters

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