El Capitan
El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; The Captain or The Chief), also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. It is on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to top along its tallest face. Many rock climbers go up the mountain
A person first climbed El Capitan in 1958.[1]
El Capitan Media
1864 photo of El Capitan by Charles Leander Weed
William Henry Jackson's 1899 photograph of El Capitan
El Capitan viewed from Tunnel View.
The Mountain El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA.
Full southwest face of El Capitan (in sunlight) from Northside Drive
The Dawn Wall (and The Wall of Early Morning Light), the southeast face
Climbers at night on El Capitan
Reverse of 2010 "America the Beautiful" United States quarter dollar coin, depicting Yosemite National Park
References
- ↑ Fimrite, Peter (November 9, 2008). "50th anniversary of first ascent of El Capitan". SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle). http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/50th-anniversary-of-first-ascent-of-El-Capitan-3186458.php. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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