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How Tall Is a Devils Tower?

A devils Tower is about 869 ft (265 m) tall. That is about 155 times the height of the average man. A huge rock tower in Wyoming, the first US national monument.

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How tall is a devils Tower compared to the average man?

A devils Tower is about 155 times the height of the average man. A devils Tower is 155× the size of the average man: about 155 average men stacked up would match it.

Devils Tower height facts

Devils Tower rises about 265 meters (867 ft) above the Belle Fourche River.
Its columns formed from cooling magma about 40 million years ago.

How does a devils Tower compare to other things?

A devils Tower next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Devils Tower
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	5.26 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	48,100× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	33.4× bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	946 ft (288 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	906 ft (276 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	860 ft (262 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	797 ft (243 m) bigger
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	614 ft (187 m) bigger
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	584 ft (178 m) bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	328 ft (100 m) bigger
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	223 ft (68 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	213 ft (65 m) bigger
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	13 ft (4 m) bigger
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	125 ft (38 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	240 ft (73 m) smaller
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	266 ft (81 m) smaller
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	303 ft (92.5 m) smaller
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	315 ft (96 m) smaller
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	415 ft (127 m) smaller
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	427 ft (130 m) smaller
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	472 ft (144 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	21.7× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	155× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	167× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.