El Capitan
El Capitan rises to 3,018 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice-Toxaway Divide, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
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, accessed by the moderate trail from Pettit Lake at 7,000 feet (2,130 m).
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Wikidata Q5350920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,018 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 11 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDonald Peak: 1.4 mi
- Perfect Peak: 1.6 mi
- Parks Peak: 1.8 mi
- Snowyside Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Smith Falls: 6.7 mi
- Fern Falls: 10.1 mi
- Baron Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 19.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.6 mi
- Greylock Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 1.3 mi
- Baring Divide: 10.3 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 22.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 19.4 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 19.6 mi
- Elk Point: 16.1 mi
- Chinese Wall: 20.3 mi
- Crown Point: 22.4 mi
- Stanley Park: 18.7 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Baker Creek Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 13.7 mi
- Stanley Museum: 19.7 mi
- Rocky Bar: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of El Capitan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | NNW 333° | 3,266 m | 5.4 mi |
| Decker Peak | NNW 347° | 3,263 m | 7.2 mi |
| Snowyside Peak | W 264° | 3,249 m | 1.9 mi |
| Elk Peak | NW 318° | 3,225 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dave's Peak | NNW 339° | 3,225 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sevy Peak | NNW 341° | 3,200 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Arrowhead | NNW 340° | 3,139 m | 5.9 mi |
| Red Bluff | NNW 341° | 3,132 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:42 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:18 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358655532
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