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Mountain · United States · Sawtooth Range

El Capitan

Elevation
3,001 m
#4,087
in the world
#1,273
in United States
437 m
prominence

El Capitan is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,001 m, the 1,273rd highest in United States, part of the Sawtooth Range.

Elevation
3,001 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
437 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,087
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

El Capitan

El Capitan lies in United States, in Idaho.

Key facts

Elevation
3,001 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
437 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Idaho
Coordinates
43.941, -114.934

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,273of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sawtooth Range
#17of 20
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,087of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
McDonald Peak3,063 m2.3 km
Parks Peak3,077 m2.9 km
Snowyside Peak3,249 m3.0 km
Payette Peak3,101 m7.1 km
Mount Cramer3,252 m8.7 km
Sevy Peak3,184 m9.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to El Capitan.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
BoiseUnited States235,684108 km
EagleUnited States23,612117 km
MeridianUnited States90,739123 km
KunaUnited States17,226130 km
NampaUnited States89,839138 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.