How big is a saguaro cactus?

Old saguaros grow twelve meters or taller. That is 12 m (39.4 ft) tall.

12 m tall · 39.4 ft

Old saguaros grow twelve meters or taller.

Family car 4.5 m

Saguaro cactus 12 m

Saguaro cactus next to family car, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A saguaro cactus is about 7.1× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A saguaro cactus is about 6.0× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A saguaro cactus is about 5.9× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
A saguaro cactus is about 2.7× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m

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