How tall is Mount Kilimanjaro?

Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,895 m (19,341 ft) at Uhuru Peak above sea level.

That is about 3.7 miles, or 7.1 times the Burj Khalifa (828 m).

Where the measurement starts and ends. Outlines are symbols, not to scale.

What Mount Kilimanjaro’s elevation measures

Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m (18,510 ft). Mount Kilimanjaro is higher than Mount Elbrus by 253 m (830 ft).
Denali: 6,190 m (20,310 ft). Denali is higher than Mount Kilimanjaro by 295 m (969 ft).
Vinson Massif: 4,892 m (16,050 ft). Mount Kilimanjaro is higher than Vinson Massif by 1,003 m (3,291 ft).

A summit elevation is measured from sea level, not from the mountain’s own base or a trailhead. How height and elevation differ.

Year	Survey	Height
1952	British survey (the figure Tanzania National Parks and UNESCO list)	5,895 m (19,341 ft)
1999	Remeasured	5,892 m (19,331 ft)
2008	Remeasured	5,902 m (19,364 ft)
2014	Remeasured	5,899 m (19,354 ft)

Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,895 m (19,341 ft) at Uhuru Peak above sea level.

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