How tall is Mount Everest in feet?
8,848.86 m derives to 29,032 ft. Wikipedia prints 29,031.7 ft for the same 2020 survey. The difference is rounding, not a second measurement.
Mount Everest elevation
Mount Everest is 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level, the 2020 joint Nepalese–Chinese snow-surface survey. Earlier official figures are 8,848 m (1954, including snow) and 8,844.43 m (2005, rock only). Our game scores against 8,848.86 m.
The measurement we use
| Object | Mount Everest |
|---|---|
| Dimension | elevation |
| Caliber | 2020 snow-surface survey |
| Value | 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) |
| Value type | A · primary source — sourced fact |
| Checked |
Why our number may differ from somewhere else you read
Different published figures usually measure different things. The first row is the one our game scores.
| Published figure | What it actually counts | Where you will see it | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) | 2020 snow-surface survey | mfa.gov.cn | A |
| 8,848 m | 1954 Survey of India, including snow cap | BBC / Guardian | B |
| 8,844.43 m | rock height only, 2005 Chinese survey | Reuters | B |
| 8,840 m | first announced height of Peak XV, 1856 | Wikipedia Surveys | B |
How big is it next to something you can touch
- Eiffel Tower is 330 m tall. Set next to that, Mount Everest is about 27 times as tall as Eiffel Tower.
People also ask
Is Mount Everest 8,848 m?
That is the 1954 Survey of India figure, including the snow cap. This library scores the 2020 figure, 8,848.86 m.
What is the rock height of Mount Everest?
8,844.43 m, from the 2005 Chinese survey of the rock, without the snow cap.
Source for this number
mfa.gov.cn A, checked . 2020 China–Nepal snow-surface elevation, 8,848.86 m. The old 8,848 m figure was superseded by the 2020 joint survey. Wikipedia prints 29,031.7 ft for this same elevation. The foot figure on this page is derived from 8,848.86 m and rounds to 29,032 ft.
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