Elev.

Geography & Places abbreviation · Geographic Feature

Elev.
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Elev. stands for Elevation, a geographic feature abbreviation.

Height of land above sea level, printed as elev. on maps, road signs and trail markers, as in Leadville, elev. 10,152 ft.

Example: The sign at Monarch Pass reads Elev. 11,312 ft.

Usage notes

Town limit signs in the West often give population and elevation together. Elevation refers to the height of land, while altitude usually describes aircraft or objects above the ground or sea level.

More geographic feature abbreviations

  • AMSL – Above mean sea level
  • AONB – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • ASL – Above sea level
  • Bch. – Beach
  • Co. – County
  • Cyn. – Canyon
  • Ft. – Fort
  • GIS – Geographic information system
  • Gt. – Great
  • Hbr. – Harbor
  • Hts. – Heights
  • Is. – Island

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