El Capitan (Idaho)

El Capitan
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[2]
Geography
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Location	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 miles (1.9 km) south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent.

El Capitan is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east of Snowyside Peak and 1.4 miles (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) above sea level,^[3][4][5] accessed by the moderate trail from Pettit Lake at 7,000 feet (2,130 m).

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References

1. "El Capitan, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
2. "El Capitan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.