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Nov 17, 2023 · Gorgeous light on El Capitan (Image credit: Kari Siren). So, El Capitan has become a bit of a metaphor for doing something jaw-droppingly awesome and terrifying. Perhaps your buddy pulled off a gnarly 5.7 graded route and said they “felt like Honnold clinging to El Cap for that last move” or maybe it was used to describe how imposing something was, as in, “the last half mile of that hike ...
masculine or feminine noun. 1. (army officer) a. captain. Después de dos años la ascendieron de tenienta a capitana.After two years she was promoted from first lieutenant to captain. 2. (officer in the air force) a. captain. (United States) El capitán habló sobre la flota de aviones que se utilizaría en la misión.
Mar 11, 2024 · El Capitan, mountain in Yosemite National Park, east-central California. One of the park’s most notable landmarks, the granite monolith features nearly vertical walls and stands 7,569 feet (2,307 metres) above sea level and towers some 3,600 feet (1,100 metres) over the western end of Yosemite Valley; at its base is the Merced River.
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Geology. El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley. A separate intrusion of igneous rock, the Taft Granite, forms the uppermost portions of the cliff face.
- 7,573 ft (2,308 m) NAVD 88
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Nov 18, 2022 · In his book Discovery of the Yosemite, Bunnel narrates how the El Capin cliffs were then called “Tote-ack-ah-noo-la.” “This word,” Bunnel writes, “was invariably translated to mean the “Rock Chief” or “The Captain.”. Surprised by that odd name, he asked his scouts why they were referring to an inanimate rock as a “Chief ...
El Capitan’s iconic granite walls dominate the west end of Yosemite Valley. At more than 3,000 feet (900+ m) above the valley floor, it is 2.5 times as tall as the Empire State Building, or more than 3 times as high as the top of the Eiffel Tower. The view of El Capitan is a beacon for visitors, a muse for photographers, and climbing El ...
Jun 8, 2023 · To honor the inchworm’s bravery, the animals named the mountain Tu-tok-a-nu-la, meaning Measuring Worm Stone. To this day, that’s the Ahwahneechee name for El Capitan. There’s a great children’s book called Two Bear Cubs by Robert D. San Souci that tells this story. You’ll probably find it in gift shops throughout the park.
