Rivers · #61 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Colorado River?
2,330 km
The Colorado River measures 2,330 km. That's about 263 Mount Everests lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 2,330 km, or about 1,448 miles.
- It's about 1.37 million times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 263 Mount Everests could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 19 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #61 by size.
Size comparison
How Colorado River stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Euphrates River
2,800 km
Triton (moon)
2,707 km
Ganges River
2,525 km
Pluto
2,377 km
Colorado River
2,330 km
Eris (dwarf planet)
2,326 km
Titania (moon)
1,578 km
Rhea (moon)
1,527 km
Oberon (moon)
1,523 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about less than 0.001% of its height.
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