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Add hillshading

This example adds raster hillshading to a map by adding the Mapbox Terrain-DEM raster tileset as a raster-dem source with a hillshade layer.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Add hillshading</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<link href="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.3.0/mapbox-gl.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://api.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/v3.3.0/mapbox-gl.js"></script>
<style>
body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#map { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<script>
// TO MAKE THE MAP APPEAR YOU MUST
// ADD YOUR ACCESS TOKEN FROM
// https://account.mapbox.com
mapboxgl.accessToken = 'YOUR_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const map = new mapboxgl.Map({
container: 'map',
// The Mapbox Light style doesn't contain hillshading.
// You could also add it in Mapbox Studio.
style: 'mapbox://styles/mapbox/light-v11',
center: [-119.55, 37.71],
zoom: 9
});

map.on('load', () => {
map.addSource('dem', {
'type': 'raster-dem',
'url': 'mapbox://mapbox.mapbox-terrain-dem-v1'
});
map.addLayer(
{
'id': 'hillshading',
'source': 'dem',
'type': 'hillshade'
},
// Insert below land-structure-polygon layer,
// where hillshading sits in the Mapbox Streets style.
'land-structure-polygon'
);
});
</script>

</body>
</html>
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