How Tall Is Pulpit Rock? 604 m (1,982 ft) to Scale

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Pulpit Rock (604 m) drawn to scale beside the Eiffel Tower (330 m) and the Burj Khalifa (828 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Eiffel Tower (330 m), Pulpit Rock (604 m) and Burj Khalifa (828 m).

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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

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×

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