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How tall is Mount Nyiragongo?

Mount Nyiragongo rises about 3,470 m (11,385 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Nyiragongo (3,470 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 Nyiragongo (3,470 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 39% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 1.3× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 4.2× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 11× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 37× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Mount Nyiragongo

Nyiragongo is famous for its persistent lava lake, one of the largest and most active in the world.

Source: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program: Nyiragongo; Virunga National Park, Nyiragongo

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Nyiragongo
Cerro Torre3,128 m (10,262 ft)0.9×
Haleakalā Summit Depression3.2 km (1.99 mi)0.92×
Mount Etna3,357 m (11,014 ft)0.97×
Mount Fitz Roy3,405 m (11,171 ft)0.98×
Mount Nyiragongo3,470 m (11,385 ft)this page
Mount Teide3,715 m (12,188 ft)1.1×
Aoraki / Mount Cook3,724 m (12,218 ft)1.1×
Mount Rinjani3,726 m (12,224 ft)1.1×
Mount Fuji3,776 m (12,388 ft)1.1×
Mount Erebus3,794 m (12,448 ft)1.1×

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