Nature

How tall is Mauna Loa?

Mauna Loa rises about 4,169 m (13,678 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mauna Loa (4,169 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), Mauna Loa (4,169 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 47% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 1.5× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 5× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 13× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 45× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth by volume and covers about half of Hawaiʻi Island.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey — Mauna Loa; National Park Service — Mauna Loa

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mauna Loa
Mount Kinabalu4,095 m (13,435 ft)0.98×
Mount Cameroon4,095 m (13,435 ft)0.98×
Mauna Loa4,169 m (13,678 ft)this page
Grand Teton4,199 m (13,776 ft)1×
Mauna Kea4,207 m (13,802 ft)1×
Mount Sidley4,285 m (14,058 ft)1×
Mount Elgon4,321 m (14,177 ft)1×
Mount Shasta4,322 m (14,180 ft)1×
Mount Rainier4,392 m (14,409 ft)1.1×
Mount Whitney4,421 m (14,505 ft)1.1×

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