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How tall is Manaslu?

Manaslu rises about 8,163 m (26,781 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Manaslu (8,163 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), Manaslu (8,163 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 9.9× 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 Manaslu

Manaslu is the world's eighth-highest mountain, with a name derived from the Sanskrit word for spirit or intellect.

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

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Manaslu
Nanda Devi7,816 m (25,643 ft)0.96×
Mount Shishapangma8,027 m (26,335 ft)0.98×
Annapurna I8,091 m (26,545 ft)0.99×
Nanga Parbat8,126 m (26,660 ft)same size
Manaslu8,163 m (26,781 ft)this page
Dhaulagiri I8,167 m (26,795 ft)same size
Cho Oyu8,188 m (26,864 ft)same size
Makalu8,485 m (27,838 ft)1×
Lhotse8,516 m (27,940 ft)1×
Kangchenjunga8,586 m (28,169 ft)1.1×

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