How Tall Is Matterhorn? 4,478 m (14,692 ft) to Scale

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Matterhorn (4,478 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), Matterhorn (4,478 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

About 51% of the height of Mount Everest
About 1.6× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
About 5.4× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
About 14× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
About 11% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Matterhorn

The Matterhorn has four steep faces that point toward the compass directions.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Matterhorn; Zermatt Tourism, Matterhorn

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Matterhorn
Mauna Loa	4,169 m (13,678 ft)	0.93×
Grand Teton	4,199 m (13,776 ft)	0.94×
Mauna Kea	4,207 m (13,802 ft)	0.94×
Mount Sidley	4,285 m (14,058 ft)	0.96×
Mount Elgon	4,321 m (14,177 ft)	0.96×
Mount Shasta	4,322 m (14,180 ft)	0.97×
Mount Rainier	4,392 m (14,409 ft)	0.98×
Mount Whitney	4,421 m (14,505 ft)	0.99×
Matterhorn	4,478 m (14,692 ft)	this page
Mount Wilhelm	4,509 m (14,793 ft)	1×

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