noun
height, altitude
B1
Höhe (die, plural Höhen) means 'height' or 'altitude' — physical vertical measure or elevation. Feminine noun with plural Höhen. Common collocations: 'in Höhe von' (amounting to) and 'auf Höhe von' (at the level/altitude of). Declines regularly: die Höhe, der Höhe, die Höhen.
Examples
Das Gebäude erreichte eine Höhe von fünfzig Metern, nachdem der letzte Stock fertiggestellt worden war.
The building reached a height of fifty meters after the last floor had been completed.
In großer Höhe wird der Sauerstoffgehalt geringer.
At high altitude the oxygen level decreases.
Der Mount Everest ist der höchste Berg der Welt und hat eine Höhe von 8848 Metern.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world and has a height of 8,848 metres.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a measuring tape rising up the side of a building labeled 'Höhe'.
think 'hoyer' sounding like 'higher' — relates to height
die Höhe — feminine; picture a tall 'queen' figure (die) measuring vertical distance.
Notes
Höhe is used for both physical height and abstract measures (e.g., 'auf der Höhe' meaning 'at the top' or 'at height'). Umlaut in plural: Höhen.