How Wide Is Horseshoe Falls? 790 m (2,592 ft) Compared

Compare

How big is that, really?

Learn

Horseshoe Falls is the largest of Niagara’s three waterfalls by volume and is shaped like a broad crescent.

Source: Niagara Parks — Horseshoe Falls; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Niagara Falls

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Horseshoe Falls
Sutherland Falls	580 m (1,903 ft)	0.73×
Pulpit Rock	604 m (1,982 ft)	0.76×
Mount Augustus	717 m (2,352 ft)	0.91×
Yosemite Falls	739 m (2,425 ft)	0.94×
Gocta Falls	771 m (2,530 ft)	0.98×
Horseshoe Falls	790 m (2,592 ft)	this page
Browne Falls	838 m (2,749 ft)	1.1×
Yumbilla Falls	896 m (2,940 ft)	1.1×
Tugela Falls	948 m (3,110 ft)	1.2×
Table Mountain	1,086 m (3,563 ft)	1.4×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Horseshoe Falls or Tugela Falls?

Topics