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How tall is Puncak Jaya?

Puncak Jaya rises about 4,884 m (16,024 ft) above sea level.

What is measured: summit elevation above sea level

Puncak Jaya (4,884 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), Puncak Jaya (4,884 m) and Mount Everest (8,849 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 55% of the height of Mount Everest
  • About 1.8× the length of the Golden Gate Bridge
  • About 5.9× as tall as the Burj Khalifa
  • About 15× as tall as the Eiffel Tower
  • About 12% of the length of a marathon

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Facts about Puncak Jaya

Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain on an island and one of the few tropical peaks where glaciers have historically formed.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Puncak Jaya; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Carstensz Pyramid

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Puncak Jaya
Mount Rainier4,392 m (14,409 ft)0.9×
Mount Whitney4,421 m (14,505 ft)0.91×
Matterhorn4,478 m (14,692 ft)0.92×
Mount Wilhelm4,509 m (14,793 ft)0.92×
Puncak Jaya4,884 m (16,024 ft)this page
Mount Vinson4,892 m (16,050 ft)same size
Perito Moreno Glacier5 km (3.11 mi)1×
Mount Ararat5,137 m (16,854 ft)1.1×
Mount Shkhara5,193 m (17,037 ft)1.1×
Mount Kenya5,199 m (17,057 ft)1.1×

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