Show current elevation in maps

When driving, with Apple Maps displaying my route and turn by turn navigation on my car’s screen, I’d like to see my current elevation. I drive over the sierras regularly, sometimes 3 times in a month, from Gardnerville NV, which is >4,000ft elevation to Roseville and Sacramento CA. My destinations are likely at sea level or close but signs along the way tell me I’m ascending and descending. One route I take has me at 9,000 ft at one point.


How do I add it to the map I’m viewing in the car? Seeing it when I’m choosing my destination means nothing. I want to see, in live time as I’m driving, my current elevation.


15+ years ago when I was using a standard Garmin unit I was able to do this, and am baffled all these years later with such great advancements in technology that I can’t figure it out with the latest iOS.


Thanks in advance!

iPhone 16 Pro Max, 26

Posted on Oct 14, 2025 2:32 PM

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Posted on Oct 14, 2025 2:47 PM

Send feedback to the Apple Maps product team as no Apple employees participate in these fellow-user supported public communities. As far as I know, you are asking for functionality that does not exist in Apple Maps, and the map data is not sourced from Garmin either.

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