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EXIF Viewer by

GPS Altitude

Height above (or below, per GPS Altitude Ref) sea level in metres.

EXIF tag ID
0x0006
Group
Location (GPS)
Example
1523.4 m
Editable in EXIF Viewer
Yes

What iPhone writes

Written; barometer-assisted, so usually within a few metres.

What dedicated cameras write

GPS-only altitude can be off by tens of metres.

How to view GPS Altitude on iPhone

Open the photo in Photos, tap Share, then View EXIF (EXIF Viewer’s action extension). The field is listed under “Location (GPS)”. Tap Edit to change it, or select several photos in the app to change them all at once. Or drop the photo into the free online EXIF viewer.

Related tags

  • GPS Latitude — North–south position where the photo was taken, stored as degrees, minutes, seconds plus a N/S reference.
  • GPS Speed — How fast the device was moving, with the unit in GPS Speed Ref (K km/h, M mph, N knots).