– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W

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El Capitan mountain guide

El Capitan photo

El Capitan

Photo credit: Josh M.

El Capitan photo

El Capitan

Photo credit: Josh M.

El Capitan photo

El Capitan

Photo credit: Mike Murphy

  • Elevation: 2307 m
  • Difficulty: Walk up
  • Best months to climb: June, July, August
  • Convenient center: Yosemite National Park, California

El Capitan Climbing Notes

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10 other mountain peaks closest to El Capitan:

1. Middle Cathedral Rock (1987 m) 2.0 km
2. Three Brothers (Yosemite) (1881 m) 2.1 km
3. Eagle Peak (Mariposa County, California) (2372 m) 2.3 km
4. Sentinel Rock (2145 m) 3.8 km
5. Lost Arrow Spire (2112 m) 4.6 km
6. Sentinel Dome (2476 m) 4.9 km
7. North Dome (2299 m) 7.2 km
8. Grizzly Peak (Yosemite) (1896 m) 7.6 km
9. Liberty Cap (California) (2076 m) 9.3 km
10. Half Dome (2695 m) 9.3 km