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How tall is Aconcagua?

Aconcagua rises about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Aconcagua (6,961 m) drawn to scale beside the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km) and Mount Everest (8,849 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km), Aconcagua (6,961 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little shorter than Mount Everest
  • About 2.5× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 8.4× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 16% of the length of a marathon
  • About 21× as tall as the Eiffel Tower

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Facts about Aconcagua

Aconcagua is the highest mountain in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Aconcagua; National Geographic, Aconcagua

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Aconcagua
Mount Logan5,959 m (19,551 ft)0.86×
Denali6,190 m (20,308 ft)0.89×
Chimborazo6,263 m (20,548 ft)0.9×
Huascarán6,768 m (22,205 ft)0.97×
Aconcagua6,961 m (22,838 ft)this page
Nanda Devi7,816 m (25,643 ft)1.1×
Mount Shishapangma8,027 m (26,335 ft)1.2×
Annapurna I8,091 m (26,545 ft)1.2×
Nanga Parbat8,126 m (26,660 ft)1.2×
Manaslu8,163 m (26,781 ft)1.2×

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