Nature

How tall is Mount Rainier?

Mount Rainier rises about 4,392 m (14,409 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Rainier (4,392 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 Rainier (4,392 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 50% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 1.6× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 5.3× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 13× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 10% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier is an active volcano covered by more than 90 square kilometres of glaciers and permanent snow.

Source: National Park Service — Mount Rainier National Park: Mountain Facts; USGS — Mount Rainier

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Rainier
Mauna Loa4,169 m (13,678 ft)0.95×
Grand Teton4,199 m (13,776 ft)0.96×
Mauna Kea4,207 m (13,802 ft)0.96×
Mount Sidley4,285 m (14,058 ft)0.98×
Mount Elgon4,321 m (14,177 ft)0.98×
Mount Shasta4,322 m (14,180 ft)0.98×
Mount Rainier4,392 m (14,409 ft)this page
Mount Whitney4,421 m (14,505 ft)1×
Matterhorn4,478 m (14,692 ft)1×
Mount Wilhelm4,509 m (14,793 ft)1×

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