diff --git a/data/fields/ele.json b/data/fields/ele.json
index 3a59c3df8..3eb082d03 100644
--- a/data/fields/ele.json
+++ b/data/fields/ele.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "key": "ele",
     "type": "number",
     "icon": "elevation",
-    "label": "Elevation",
+    "label": "Elevation (Meters)",
     "geometry": ["line", "area", "relation"],
     "terms": [
         "altitude",
diff --git a/data/fields/ele_node.json b/data/fields/ele_node.json
index 5609dbc66..f54553dff 100644
--- a/data/fields/ele_node.json
+++ b/data/fields/ele_node.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "key": "ele",
     "type": "number",
     "icon": "elevation",
-    "label": "Elevation",
+    "label": "Elevation (Meters)",
     "universal": true,
     "geometry": ["point", "vertex"],
     "terms": [
diff --git a/interim/source_strings.yaml b/interim/source_strings.yaml
index 8e3e345b5..d5ddccadf 100644
--- a/interim/source_strings.yaml
+++ b/interim/source_strings.yaml
@@ -1004,14 +1004,14 @@ en:
         terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Duration'', separated by commas]'
       ele:
         # ele=*
-        label: Elevation
+        label: Elevation (Meters)
         # 'terms: altitude,height'
-        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation'', separated by commas]'
+        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation (Meters)'', separated by commas]'
       ele_node:
         # ele=*
-        label: Elevation
+        label: Elevation (Meters)
         # 'terms: altitude,height'
-        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation'', separated by commas]'
+        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation (Meters)'', separated by commas]'
       electrified:
         # electrified=*
         label: Electrification