Nature
How tall is Pulpit Rock?
Pulpit Rock is about 604 m (1,982 ft) tall.
What is measured: cliff height above Lysefjord
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How big is that, really?
- A little shorter than the Burj Khalifa
- About 1.8× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
- About 6.5× as tall as the Statue of Liberty
- About 22% of the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
- About 5.8× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
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Facts about Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a nearly flat-topped cliff that projects over Norway's Lysefjord and ends in a dramatic sheer drop.
Source: Visit Norway, Pulpit Rock; Norwegian Trekking Association, Preikestolen
Nature
Compared with other things in nature
| Name | Size | Compared with Pulpit Rock |
|---|---|---|
| Parícutin volcano | 424 m (1,391 ft) | 0.7× |
| Shiprock | 482 m (1,581 ft) | 0.8× |
| Ball’s Pyramid | 562 m (1,844 ft) | 0.93× |
| Sutherland Falls | 580 m (1,903 ft) | 0.96× |
| Pulpit Rock | 604 m (1,982 ft) | this page |
| Mount Augustus | 717 m (2,352 ft) | 1.2× |
| Yosemite Falls | 739 m (2,425 ft) | 1.2× |
| Gocta Falls | 771 m (2,530 ft) | 1.3× |
| Horseshoe Falls | 790 m (2,592 ft) | 1.3× |
| Browne Falls | 838 m (2,749 ft) | 1.4× |
Test your sense of scale
Which is bigger: Pulpit Rock or Yosemite Falls?
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