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Yosemite El Capitan
El Capitan

El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; The Captain or The Chief), also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. It is on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to top along its tallest face. Many rock climbers go up the mountain

A person first climbed El Capitan in 1958.

Images for kids

  • El Capitan, River View by Charles L Weed, 1864

    1864 photo of El Capitan by Charles Leander Weed

  • El Capitan 1899

    William Henry Jackson's 1899 photograph of El Capitan

  • Yosemite Nationalpark Tunnel View IMG 20180412 104904

    El Capitan viewed from Tunnel View.

  • El Capitan 2009

    El Capitan from Northside Drive

  • Elcapitanclimbers

    Climbers at night on the wall of El Capitan

  • ElCapitan

    Southeast face of El Capitan viewed from Yosemite Valley.

  • El Capitan from Tunnel View, 2019

    El Capitan from Tunnel View, 2019

  • ATBQ 2010 CA Yosemite

    Reverse of 2010 "America the Beautiful" United States quarter dollar coin, depicting Yosemite National Park

See also

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