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How tall is Mount Damavand?

Mount Damavand rises about 5,610 m (18,406 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Damavand (5,610 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 Damavand (5,610 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 63% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 2× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 6.8× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 17× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 13% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Mount Damavand

Mount Damavand is the highest volcano in Asia and the highest peak in Iran.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Mount Damavand”; Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, “Damavand”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Damavand
Mount Ararat5,137 m (16,854 ft)0.92×
Mount Shkhara5,193 m (17,037 ft)0.93×
Mount Kenya5,199 m (17,057 ft)0.93×
Mount St. Elias5,489 m (18,009 ft)0.98×
Mount Damavand5,610 m (18,406 ft)this page
Pico de Orizaba5,636 m (18,491 ft)same size
Mount Elbrus5,642 m (18,510 ft)1×
Mount Kilimanjaro5,895 m (19,341 ft)1.1×
Cotopaxi5,897 m (19,347 ft)1.1×
Mount Logan5,959 m (19,551 ft)1.1×

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