United States · Sierra Nevada2,308 m (7,572 ft)El Capitan 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for El Capitan. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Broad sloping terrace at pitch 10, often reached by fixed lines during preparation.
Small rock shelf above the Hollow Flake chimney pitches.
Legendary flat summit of a detached granite tower at pitch 20, the finest natural bivouac in Yosemite.
Hanging stance directly beneath the massive overhanging Salathé Roof.
Narrow horizontal ledge system four pitches below the summit headwall.
The top out above the sheer overhanging headwall pitches.
Staging area in the pine forest beneath the sheer granite prow.
Sloping granite ledge at pitch 4, end of the lower access pitches.
Broad sandy terrace on top of a detached granite pillar at pitch 11.
Spacious flat granite bivouac ledge at pitch 15, below Texas Flake.
Narrow rocky ledge system at pitch 20, staging point for the Great Roof.
High hanging bivouac ledge at pitch 27 beneath the final overhanging headwall.
Total vertical rise from Base of El Capitan (1,424m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 37°44′02″ N, 119°38′16″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of El Capitan
El Capitan is a monumental 914-metre vertical granite monolith rising above the western end of Yosemite Valley in California's Sierra Nevada. Globally renowned as the ultimate proving ground of modern big-wall rock climbing, it features legendary routes including The Nose, Salathé Wall, North America Wall, and the Dawn Wall.