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El Capitan

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Elevation
1,026 m
Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
Cuyamaca Peak1,979 m · 13.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:00local time
Coordinates
32.9165, -116.8296

El Capitan rises to 1,026 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is El Cajon Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.

Elevation
1026 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of El Capitan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakE 81°1,979 m13.1 mi
Middle PeakENE 72°1,795 m14.0 mi
Japacha PeakE 85°1,771 m13.4 mi
Cosmit PeakENE 63°1,394 m13.9 mi
Viejas MountainESE 122°1,272 m7.1 mi
Chiquito PeakESE 113°1,268 m11.6 mi
Poser MountainESE 110°1,186 m9.6 mi
Dexter PeakESE 111°1,164 m12.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Waterfalls: 11
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:4019:2320:00
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4716:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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