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How tall is Mount Taranaki?

Mount Taranaki rises about 2,518 m (8,261 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Taranaki (2,518 m) drawn to scale beside the Burj Khalifa (828 m) and the Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Burj Khalifa (828 m), Mount Taranaki (2,518 m) and Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 3× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 28% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 7.6× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 27× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Mount Taranaki

Mount Taranaki is a nearly symmetrical stratovolcano on New Zealand’s North Island.

Source: New Zealand Department of Conservation, “Taranaki Maunga”; Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand, “Mount Taranaki”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Taranaki
Mount Kosciuszko2,228 m (7,310 ft)0.88×
Mount Bromo2,329 m (7,641 ft)0.92×
Mendenhall Glacier2.4 km (1.49 mi)0.95×
Mount Taranaki2,518 m (8,261 ft)this page
Mount St. Helens2,549 m (8,363 ft)1×
Iguazu Falls2.7 km (1.68 mi)1.1×
Mount Paektu2,744 m (9,003 ft)1.1×
Mount Roraima2,810 m (9,219 ft)1.1×
Mount Tambora2,850 m (9,350 ft)1.1×
Mount Merapi2,910 m (9,547 ft)1.2×

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