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How tall is Mount Whitney?

Mount Whitney rises about 4,421 m (14,505 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Mount Whitney (4,421 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 Whitney (4,421 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 Whitney

Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States.

Source: US Geological Survey, “Mount Whitney”; National Park Service, “Mount Whitney”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Mount Whitney
Mauna Loa4,169 m (13,678 ft)0.94×
Grand Teton4,199 m (13,776 ft)0.95×
Mauna Kea4,207 m (13,802 ft)0.95×
Mount Sidley4,285 m (14,058 ft)0.97×
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)0.99×
Mount Whitney4,421 m (14,505 ft)this page
Matterhorn4,478 m (14,692 ft)1×
Mount Wilhelm4,509 m (14,793 ft)1×

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