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How tall is Mount Washington?

Mount Washington rises about 1,917 m (6,289 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Washington (1,917 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 Washington (1,917 m) and Golden Gate Bridge (2.74 km).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 2.3× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 70% of the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 22% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 5.8× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 21× as tall as the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about Mount Washington

Mount Washington recorded a wind speed of 231 miles per hour in 1934, a world record that stood for decades.

Source: Mount Washington Observatory, World Record Wind; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mount Washington

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Washington
Mount Pinatubo1,486 m (4,875 ft)0.78×
Mount Tai1,545 m (5,069 ft)0.81×
Sněžka1,603 m (5,259 ft)0.84×
Mount Thor1,675 m (5,495 ft)0.87×
Mount Washington1,917 m (6,289 ft)this page
Mount Mitchell2,037 m (6,683 ft)1.1×
Mount Kosciuszko2,228 m (7,310 ft)1.2×
Mount Bromo2,329 m (7,641 ft)1.2×
Mendenhall Glacier2.4 km (1.49 mi)1.3×
Mount Taranaki2,518 m (8,261 ft)1.3×

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