Hoover Dam vs Washington Monument
Hoover Dam vs Washington Monument
Hoover Dam is larger on height
Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on height — about 1.3×.
Hoover Dam and Washington Monument can be compared on 2 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Hoover Dam | Washington Monument | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 221.4 m | 169 m |
| Width | 13.7–200 m | 16.8 m |
What the numbers say
- Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on height — about 1.3×.
- Hoover Dam is 12× Washington Monument on width.
Height compared.
Hoover Dam 221.4 m
Washington Monument 169 m
Hoover Dam
A concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, completed in 1936 and impounding Lake Mead.
Washington Monument
A marble obelisk on the National Mall, the tallest stone structure in the world.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, Hoover Dam or Washington Monument?
- Hoover Dam is somewhat greater than Washington Monument on height — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do Hoover Dams and Washington Monuments compare on width?
- Hoover Dam: 13.7–200 m. Washington Monument: 16.8 m. Hoover Dam is 12× Washington Monument on width.
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Sources
- United States Geological Survey — USGS (Public domain (US Government))
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)