El Capitan

El Capitan is a vertical rock formation in , on the north side of , near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet from base to summit along its tallest face and is a world-famous location for big wall climbing, including the disciplines of aid climbing, free climbing, and more recently for free solo climbing.
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  • Peak rising to 7,569 feet (2,307 metres)
  • Description: vertical rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California, United States
  • Also known as
    “Crane Mountain”
    “El Cap”
    “Giants Tower”
    “Monarch of the Vale”
    “To-To-Kon Oo-Lah”
    “To-tock-ah-noo-lah”
    “Tote-ack-ah-noo-la”
    “Tutocanula or “Tool-tock Awn-oo-lah””

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horsetail Fall and Ribbon Fall.

Waterfall
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, located in …

Waterfall
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, located in …

Waterfall
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is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Village
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Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States.

Village
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is a campground…

Locality
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is a group of small isles in the…

El Capitan

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Latitude
37.73422° or 37° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-119.63761° or 119° 38′ 15″ west
Open location code
8592P9M6+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6256710614
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5334090
Wiki­data ID
Q1124852

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“El Capitan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إل كابيتان”
  • Basque: “El Capitan”
  • Belarusian: “Эль Капітан”
  • Belarusian: “Эль-Капітан”
  • Bulgarian: “Ел Капитан”
  • Catalan: “El Capitan”
  • Catalan: “El Capitán”
  • Cebuano: “El Capitan”
  • Chinese: “伊尔酋长岩”
  • Chinese: “伊爾酋長巖”
  • Chinese: “酋長岩”
  • Chinese: “酋長巖”
  • Chinese: “酋長巨石”
  • Chinese: “酋长岩”
  • Czech: “El Capitan”
  • Danish: “El Capitan”
  • Dutch: “El Capitan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ال كابيتان”
  • Esperanto: “El Capitan”
  • Finnish: “El Capitan”
  • French: “El Capitan”
  • Galician: “El Capitan”
  • Galician: “O Capitán”
  • German: “El Capitan”
  • German: “El Capitán”
  • Greek: “Ελ Καπιτάν”
  • Haitian: “El Capitan”
  • Haitian: “El Capitán”
  • Hebrew: “אל קפיטן”
  • Irish: “El Capitan”
  • Italian: “El Capitan”
  • Japanese: “エル・キャピタン”
  • Korean: “엘카피탠”
  • Ladin: “El Capitan”
  • Luxembourgish: “El Capitan”
  • Luxembourgish: “El Capitán”
  • Macedonian: “Ел Капитан”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “El Capitan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “El Capitan”
  • Norwegian: “El Capitan”
  • Persian: “ال کاپیتان”
  • Polish: “El Capitan”
  • Portuguese: “El Capitan”
  • Romanian: “El Capitan”
  • Russian: “Эль-Капитан”
  • Serbian: “Ел Капитан (Јосемити)”
  • Serbian: “Ел Капитан”
  • Slovak: “El Capitan”
  • Spanish: “El Capitan”
  • Spanish: “El Capitán”
  • Swedish: “El Capitan”
  • Turkish: “El Capitan”
  • Turkish: “El Kapitan”
  • Ukrainian: “Скеля Ель Капітан”
  • Venetian: “El Capitan”
  • Vietnamese: “El Capitan”
  • Welsh: “El Capitan”
  • Western Panjabi: “ال کیپیٹان”

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