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Mountain · United States · Guadalupe Mountains

El Capitan

Elevation
2,458 m
#6,605
in the world
#1,899
in United States
285 m
prominence

El Capitan is a mountain in United States, rising to 2,458 m, the 1,899th highest in United States, part of the Guadalupe Mountains.

Elevation
2,458 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
285 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#6,605
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

El Capitan

El Capitan lies in United States, in Texas.

Key facts

Elevation
2,458 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
285 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Texas
Coordinates
31.877, -104.858

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,899of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Guadalupe Mountains
#6of 6
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#6,605of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Guadalupe Peak2,657 m1.6 km
Shumard Peak2,621 m3.7 km
Hunter Peak2,517 m4.8 km
Bartlett Peak2,590 m5.0 km
Bush Mountain2,626 m6.2 km
Sierra Blanca2,100 m89 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to El Capitan.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
CarlsbadUnited States28,95785 km
Horizon CityUnited States19,288129 km
Socorro Mission Number 1 ColoniaUnited States28,637138 km
SocorroUnited States33,222139 km
Ciudad JuárezMexico1,512,450153 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.