SizeHub
1,095.15 m
El Capitan
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El Capitan

El Capitan is shown as the current Yosemite granite landform. It rises 3,593 ft (1,095.1 m) from its local base; the 1,023 m horizontal scale is the mapped width of the rock-fall study region for the selected cliff-face projection.

Dimensions

Height
1,095.15 m
Length
1,023 m
Width
1,023 m

Quick facts

Rise from base
1,095.1 m
Summit elevation
2,307 m
Mapped face span
1,023 m

El Capitan · Size infographic

El Capitan: Size infographic · Height 1,095.15 m · Length 1,023 m · Width 1,023 m
El Capitan: Size infographic · Height 1,095.15 m · Length 1,023 m · Width 1,023 m

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Sources and measurement3

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The horizontal value is a mapped cliff study-region span rather than a rectangular footprint dimension for the irregular monolith.

References

  1. 01Natural Resource Statistics — Yosemite National ParkU.S. National Park Service
  2. 02El CapitanU.S. Geological Survey
  3. 03Quantitative Rock-Fall Hazard and Risk Assessment for Yosemite ValleyU.S. Geological Survey