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How tall is Mount Everest?

Mount Everest · Sagarmatha / Qomolangma, Nepal-China border

Height above sea level
8,848.86 m 29,031.7 ft
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Human, Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Fuji, Mount Everest drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale). Golden Gate Bridge: total length 2,737 m. Mount Fuji: height above sea level 3,776 m. Mount Everest: height above sea level 8,848.86 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale)Golden Gate Bridge: 2,737 mMount Fuji: 3,776 mMount Everest: 8,848.86 mMount Everest8,848.86 mMount Fuji3,776 mHuman1.61–1.75 m · too small to seeGolden Gate Bridge2,737 m

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Zoom out from an average adult to Mount Everest

Mount Everest is too big to show next to an average adult in one picture, so here it is in 4 steps. Each step is drawn to its own scale and zooms out from the step before.

  1. Step 1 of 4 Human → Megalodon

    A megalodon is about 8.6–15 times as long as an average adult is tall.

    Human, Megalodon drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m. Megalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 mMegalodon: 15–24.3 mMegalodon15–24.3 mHuman1.61–1.75 m
    Step 1: Human and Megalodon at the same scale.

  2. Step 2 of 4 Megalodon → Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5.6–9.1 times as tall as a megalodon is long.

    Megalodon, Great Pyramid of Giza drawn to the same scaleMegalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m. Great Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m.Megalodon: 15–24.3 mGreat Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 mMegalodon15–24.3 m
    Step 2: Megalodon and Great Pyramid of Giza at the same scale.

  3. Step 3 of 4 Great Pyramid of Giza → Golden Gate Bridge

    The Golden Gate Bridge is about 20 times as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall.

    Great Pyramid of Giza, Golden Gate Bridge drawn to the same scaleGreat Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Golden Gate Bridge: total length 2,737 m.Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGolden Gate Bridge: 2,737 mGolden Gate Bridge2,737 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 m
    Step 3: Great Pyramid of Giza and Golden Gate Bridge at the same scale.

  4. Step 4 of 4 Golden Gate Bridge → Mount Everest

    Mount Everest is about 3.2 times as tall as the Golden Gate Bridge is long.

    Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Everest drawn to the same scaleGolden Gate Bridge: total length 2,737 m. Mount Everest: height above sea level 8,848.86 m.Golden Gate Bridge: 2,737 mMount Everest: 8,848.86 mMount Everest8,848.86 mGolden Gate Bridge2,737 m
    Step 4: Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Everest at the same scale.

Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Height above sea level 8,848.86 m 29,031.7 ft Summit height including snow and ice cover; joint Nepal-China measurement announced 8 December 2020 [1]

About Mount Everest

Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China, is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. A Nepali survey team measured the summit in 2019 and a Chinese team in 2020, and on 8 December 2020 the two countries jointly announced a height of 8,848.86 m (29,031.69 ft). The figure includes the snow and ice on the summit, and the National Geographic Society has adopted it as Everest's official height.

  • National Geographic reports the jointly announced height as 29,031.69 feet above sea level. [2]
  • The height was announced on 8 December 2020 in a joint statement by the Survey Department of Nepal and Chinese authorities. [2]
  • The National Geographic Society adopted the new figure, which includes the summit's snow and ice cover, as Everest's official height. [2]
  • The Nepali survey team summited on 22 May 2019 to place a GPS receiver; a Chinese survey team measured from the north side in spring 2020. [2]
  • The height was announced at the same time in Kathmandu and Beijing, at an event attended by Nepal's foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali and China's foreign minister Wang Yi; a separate 'rock height' was not announced. [1]
  • The previously accepted height was 8,848 metres (29,028 feet). [1]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 5,300 × Human · height lined up end to end match the Mount Everest · height above sea level
  • ≈ 16 × One World Trade Center · height (architectural) lined up end to end match the Mount Everest · height above sea level

Counts divide one sourced figure by another. "End to end" uses each object's main measurement; weight and volume rows appear only when both figures are sourced.

How it compares

  • 5,300× Mount Everest is about 5,300 times as tall as an average adult. See side by side
  • 16× Mount Everest is about 16 times as tall as One World Trade Center. See side by side
  • 11× Mount Everest is about 11 times as tall as the Burj Khalifa. See side by side
  • 3.2× Mount Everest is about 3.2 times as tall as the Golden Gate Bridge is long. See side by side
  • 2.3× Mount Everest is about 2.3 times as tall as Mount Fuji. See side by side
  • 1.5× Mount Everest is about 1.5 times as tall as Mount Kilimanjaro. See side by side

Factors compare the height above sea level of Mount Everest with each object’s own main measurement (height for a human). Where a size varies, the factor is given as a range.

Notes on these figures

  • Britannica refused automated access (HTTP 403), so the figure comes from The Kathmandu Post's report of the official announcement, cross-checked against National Geographic's feet figure (29,031.69 ft).
  • The height includes the summit snow and ice cap; the underlying rock height was not announced.
  • The mountain outline is illustrative; only its height above sea level is to scale.

Sources

  1. The Kathmandu Post, 8,848.86 metres. That's the height of Mt Everest now. Accessed 24 September 2026.
  2. National Geographic, Mount Everest is more than two feet taller, China and Nepal announce. Accessed 24 September 2026.

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