elevation

noun

1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.“the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character”
2. The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.“A hill is an elevation of the ground.”
4. The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.“the elevation of the pole, or of a star”