Nature

How tall is Mount Ararat?

Mount Ararat rises about 5,137 m (16,854 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Ararat (5,137 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), Mount Ararat (5,137 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 58% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 1.9× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 6.2× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 16× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 12% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat is Turkey’s highest peak and is a dormant stratovolcano with two summits.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Mount Ararat”; Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, “Mount Ararat”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Ararat
Puncak Jaya4,884 m (16,024 ft)0.95×
Mount Vinson4,892 m (16,050 ft)0.95×
Perito Moreno Glacier5 km (3.11 mi)0.97×
Mount Ararat5,137 m (16,854 ft)this page
Mount Shkhara5,193 m (17,037 ft)1×
Mount Kenya5,199 m (17,057 ft)1×
Mount St. Elias5,489 m (18,009 ft)1.1×
Mount Damavand5,610 m (18,406 ft)1.1×
Pico de Orizaba5,636 m (18,491 ft)1.1×
Mount Elbrus5,642 m (18,510 ft)1.1×

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