Nature
How tall is Bridal Veil Falls?
Bridal Veil Falls has a vertical drop of about 365 m (1,198 ft).
What is measured: Telluride, Colorado, total drop
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How big is that, really?
- About the same height as the Eiffel Tower
- About 44% of the height of the Burj Khalifa
- About 3.9× as tall as the Statue of Liberty
- About 3.5× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
- About 7.3× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
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Facts about Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls is the tallest free-falling waterfall in Colorado.
Source: Town of Telluride, “Bridal Veil Falls”; Colorado Geological Survey, “Colorado Waterfalls”
Nature
Compared with other things in nature
| Name | Size | Compared with Bridal Veil Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Baatara Gorge Waterfall | 255 m (837 ft) | 0.7× |
| Wallaman Falls | 268 m (879 ft) | 0.73× |
| Great Blue Hole | 318 m (1,043 ft) | 0.87× |
| Big Daddy Dune | 325 m (1,066 ft) | 0.89× |
| Uluru | 348 m (1,142 ft) | 0.95× |
| Bridal Veil Falls | 365 m (1,198 ft) | this page |
| Parícutin volcano | 424 m (1,391 ft) | 1.2× |
| Shiprock | 482 m (1,581 ft) | 1.3× |
| Ball’s Pyramid | 562 m (1,844 ft) | 1.5× |
| Sutherland Falls | 580 m (1,903 ft) | 1.6× |
Test your sense of scale
Which is bigger: Bridal Veil Falls or Shiprock?
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