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How tall is Annapurna I?

Annapurna I rises about 8,091 m (26,545 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Annapurna I (8,091 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), Annapurna I (8,091 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same height as Mount Everest
  • About 3× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 9.8× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 19% of the length of a marathon
  • About 25× as tall as the Eiffel Tower

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Facts about Annapurna I

Annapurna I was the first mountain higher than 8,000 meters to be climbed, in 1950.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Annapurna”; The Himalayan Database, mountain data

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Annapurna I
Nanda Devi7,816 m (25,643 ft)0.97×
Mount Shishapangma8,027 m (26,335 ft)0.99×
Annapurna I8,091 m (26,545 ft)this page
Nanga Parbat8,126 m (26,660 ft)same size
Manaslu8,163 m (26,781 ft)1×
Dhaulagiri I8,167 m (26,795 ft)1×
Cho Oyu8,188 m (26,864 ft)1×
Makalu8,485 m (27,838 ft)1×
Lhotse8,516 m (27,940 ft)1.1×
Kangchenjunga8,586 m (28,169 ft)1.1×

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