El Capitan

El Capitan is a peak in Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California and has an elevation of 6,670 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Preston Peak.

Preston Peak

Peak

Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain.

Preston Peak, is a dominant feature of the Siskiyou Wilderness in the Klamath National Forest in northern California, U.S. Many peaks in the wilderness rise to over 6,000 feet but none come to within 500 feet of approaching the height of Preston Peak.

El Capitan

Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,670 feet
Description: mountain in California, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.86906° or 41° 52′ 9″ north

Longitude

-123.61178° or 123° 36′ 42″ west

Elevation

6,670 feet (2,033 metres)

Open location code

84HRV99Q+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358797688

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5560972

Wikidata ID

Q49027384

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Satellite Map

Discover El Capitan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“El Capitan” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “El Capitan (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California, Siskiyou County)”
Cebuano: “El Capitan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cyclone Gap and The Lieutenants.

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