If you're going on a hike or just curious about a specific place's altitudes, Google Maps makes it easy to find the elevation ...

An atmospheric river arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, bringing heavy rain and snow. Snowstorms will ...

At the tops of many mountains and along numerous roads are small brass disks called benchmarks. These survey points map the ...

Below are a few examples of low points and how they compare to sea level: While certain locations across America are named ...

"Very strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility," the National ...

But the Centennial State doesn’t generally just go around creating the detailed, stylized signs the town of Alma made – which ...

high-resolution national elevation data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, and advanced computing to build a comprehensive landslide susceptibility model. The resulting map of the contiguous U.S., ...