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|align=center colspan=2|[[Image:El Capitan Texas 2005-03-12.jpg|250px]]<br>El Capitan as seen from [[Guadalupe Peak]]
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|align=center colspan=2|[[Image:El_Capitan_Texas_2005-03-12.jpg|250px]]<br>El Capitan seen from [[Guadalupe Peak]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Elevation]]:||8,085 ft (2,464 m)
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Elevation]]:||8,085 ft (2,464 m)

Revision as of 07:41, 23 April 2005

El Capitan

El Capitan seen from Hwy. 62

El Capitan seen from Guadalupe Peak
Elevation: 8,085 ft (2,464 m)
Latitude: 31° 52′ 38″ N
Longitude: 104° 51′ 27″ W
Location: Texas, USA
Topo map: USGS Guadalupe Peak
Range: Guadalupe Mountains
Type: Limestone rock
Age of rock: Permian
Easiest route: rock climb


El Capitan is a peak in Texas, USA. It lies within the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. It is the eighth-highest peak in Texas, and is considered the "signature peak" of West Texas.