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Mountain height comparison

Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro and Fuji side by side, with the tallest building for scale. Heights from survey and park sources.

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        Mount Everest in the Himalayas
        Photo: Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

        The sizes

        • Mount Everest: 8,848.9 m (29,032 ft) tall.
        • Denali: 6,190.5 m (20,310 ft) tall.
        • Mount Kilimanjaro: 5,895.0 m (19,341 ft) tall.
        • Mount Fuji: 3,776.0 m (12,388 ft) tall.
        • Burj Khalifa: 828.0 m (2,717 ft) tall.
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        Mount Everest
        Elevation above sea level, jointly announced by Nepal and China in December 2020.        		8,848.9 m (29,032 ft) tallThe Kathmandu Post
        Denali
        Elevation above sea level from the 2015 survey.        		6,190.5 m (20,310 ft) tallUSGS
        Mount Kilimanjaro
        Uhuru Peak elevation above sea level.        		5,895.0 m (19,341 ft) tallTanzania National Parks
        Mount Fuji
        Elevation above sea level (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan data).        		3,776.0 m (12,388 ft) tallNippon.com
        Burj Khalifa
        Architectural height 828 m; 829.8 m to tip.        		828.0 m (2,717 ft) tallCTBUH Skyscraper Center

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        Questions

        How much bigger is Mount Everest than Denali?

        Mount Everest is 8,848.9 m (29,032 ft) tall and Denali is 6,190.5 m (20,310 ft), so about 1.4 times as tall. Figures from the sources listed below.

        How many times bigger is the largest one here than the smallest?

        Mount Everest (8,848.9 m (29,032 ft)) is about 10.7 times the height of Burj Khalifa (828.0 m (2,717 ft)).

        Which is the biggest on this page?

        Mount Everest, at 8,848.9 m (29,032 ft) tall, from The Kathmandu Post.

        Sources

        1. The Kathmandu Post: It's official: Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall (checked 2026-10-02)
        2. USGS: New Elevation for Nation's Highest Peak (checked 2026-10-02)
        3. Tanzania National Parks: Kilimanjaro National Park (checked 2026-10-02)
        4. Nippon.com: Japan's Top 10 Mountains and Rivers (checked 2026-10-02)
        5. CTBUH Skyscraper Center: Burj Khalifa (checked 2026-10-02)

        Last checked: 5 October 2026