How Tall Is Cotopaxi? 5,897 m (19,347 ft) to Scale

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Cotopaxi (5,897 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), Cotopaxi (5,897 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

About 67% of the height of Mount Everest
About 2.2× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
About 7.1× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
About 18× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
About 14% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi is one of the world's highest active volcanoes and has a notably symmetrical, ice-covered cone.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cotopaxi; Instituto Geofísico, Volcán Cotopaxi

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Cotopaxi
Mount Kenya	5,199 m (17,057 ft)	0.88×
Mount St. Elias	5,489 m (18,009 ft)	0.93×
Mount Damavand	5,610 m (18,406 ft)	0.95×
Pico de Orizaba	5,636 m (18,491 ft)	0.96×
Mount Elbrus	5,642 m (18,510 ft)	0.96×
Mount Kilimanjaro	5,895 m (19,341 ft)	same size
Cotopaxi	5,897 m (19,347 ft)	this page
Mount Logan	5,959 m (19,551 ft)	1×
Denali	6,190 m (20,308 ft)	1×
Chimborazo	6,263 m (20,548 ft)	1.1×

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