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How tall is Half Dome?

Half Dome is about 1,450 m (4,757 ft) tall.

What is measured: rise above Yosemite Valley

Half Dome (1,450 m) drawn to scale beside the Burj Khalifa (828 m) and the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Burj Khalifa (828 m), Half Dome (1,450 m) and Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.8× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 4.4× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 53% of the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 16% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 16× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Half Dome

Half Dome's distinctive granite face rises nearly 1,500 meters above Yosemite Valley and is one of Yosemite National Park's most recognizable landmarks.

Source: National Park Service — Half Dome; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Half Dome

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Half Dome
Niagara Falls1.2 km (3,937 ft)0.83×
Kīlauea1,247 m (4,091 ft)0.86×
Mount Vesuvius1,281 m (4,203 ft)0.88×
Mount Pelée1,397 m (4,583 ft)0.96×
Half Dome1,450 m (4,757 ft)this page
Mount Pinatubo1,486 m (4,875 ft)1×
Mount Tai1,545 m (5,069 ft)1.1×
Sněžka1,603 m (5,259 ft)1.1×
Mount Thor1,675 m (5,495 ft)1.2×
Mount Washington1,917 m (6,289 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Half Dome or Niagara Falls?

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