El Capitan (Idaho)

El Capitan

A photo of El Capitan and Alice Lake

El Capitan and Alice Lake
Highest point
Elevation 9,901 ft (3,018 m)
Prominence 437 ft (133 m)[1]
Parent peak Peak 10,052
Coordinates 43°56′28″N 114°56′02″W / 43.9410156°N 114.9339651°W / 43.9410156; -114.9339651Coordinates: 43°56′28″N 114°56′02″W / 43.9410156°N 114.9339651°W / 43.9410156; -114.9339651[2]
Geography
El Capitan

Blaine County, Idaho, U.S.

Parent range Sawtooth Range
Topo map USGS Snowyside Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Scrambling, class 3

El Capitan (9,901 feet (3,018 m)) is a mountain in the western United States, in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County, it is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent.

El Capitan is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) east of Snowyside Peak and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) west of McDonald Peak. It rises above the eastern end of Alice Lake, with a surface elevation of 8,600 feet (2,620 m),[3][4][5] accessed by the moderate trail from Pettit Lake (7,000 feet (2,100 m)).

References

  1. "El Capitan, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  2. "El Capitan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  3. Sawtooth National Forest (Map) (1998 ed.). Sawtooth National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
  4. "El Capitan". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. "El Capitan". Lists of John. Retrieved January 4, 2013.


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