Mount Everest: how big is it?
Mount Everest is about 8.85 km. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 440 cricket pitches.
- Size
- 8.85 km
- In metres
- 8.85 × 10³ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 440 cricket pitches
- Chapter
- Landscapes
Did you know?
The highest point above sea level on Earth: 8,849 metres.
How it compares
- About 1.6× bigger than Bandra–Worli Sea Link (5.6 km).
- Roughly the same size as Dinosaur-killing asteroid (10 km).
Other things of a similar size
- Cumulus cloud 1 km
- Bandra–Worli Sea Link 5.6 km
- Dinosaur-killing asteroid 10 km
- Mariana Trench (depth) 10.9 km
- Bengaluru (across) 30 km
- Marathon 42.2 km
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.