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How tall is Pico de Orizaba?

Pico de Orizaba rises about 5,636 m (18,491 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Pico de Orizaba (5,636 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), Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 64% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 2.1× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 6.8× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 17× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 13% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Pico de Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba is Mexico's highest mountain and its highest volcano, with a glacier near its summit.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Pico de Orizaba”; Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, “Pico de Orizaba”

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NameSizeCompared with Pico de Orizaba
Mount Ararat5,137 m (16,854 ft)0.91×
Mount Shkhara5,193 m (17,037 ft)0.92×
Mount Kenya5,199 m (17,057 ft)0.92×
Mount St. Elias5,489 m (18,009 ft)0.97×
Mount Damavand5,610 m (18,406 ft)same size
Pico de Orizaba5,636 m (18,491 ft)this page
Mount Elbrus5,642 m (18,510 ft)same size
Mount Kilimanjaro5,895 m (19,341 ft)1×
Cotopaxi5,897 m (19,347 ft)1×
Mount Logan5,959 m (19,551 ft)1.1×

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