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How tall is Mount Merapi?

Mount Merapi rises about 2,910 m (9,547 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Merapi (2,910 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 Merapi (2,910 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 33% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 3.5× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 8.8× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 31× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes and has erupted frequently since historical records began.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mount Merapi; Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Merapi

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Merapi
Mount St. Helens2,549 m (8,363 ft)0.88×
Iguazu Falls2.7 km (1.68 mi)0.93×
Mount Paektu2,744 m (9,003 ft)0.94×
Mount Roraima2,810 m (9,219 ft)0.97×
Mount Tambora2,850 m (9,350 ft)0.98×
Mount Merapi2,910 m (9,547 ft)this page
Mount Olympus (Greece)2,918 m (9,573 ft)same size
Cerro Torre3,128 m (10,262 ft)1.1×
Haleakalā Summit Depression3.2 km (1.99 mi)1.1×
Mount Etna3,357 m (11,014 ft)1.2×

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