how tall is el capitan in yosemite

El Capitan in Yosemite rises about 3,000–3,600 feet above the valley floor, and its summit is roughly 7,570 feet (about 2,307 meters) above sea level.

Quick Scoop: El Capitan’s Height

• From valley floor to the top of its tallest face, El Capitan is about 3,000 feet (around 914 meters) of near-vertical granite.

• Some descriptions round this to about 3,600 feet depending on exactly where “base” is measured in the valley.

• The overall elevation of El Capitan’s summit is about 7,569–7,573 feet (around 2,307–2,308 meters) above sea level.

In practical terms, that means:

• It is more than 2.5 times as tall as the Empire State Building when measured from the valley floor.

• It is over three times the height of the Eiffel Tower.

If you are standing in Yosemite Valley looking up, the height you “feel” is that roughly 3,000-foot vertical wall towering straight above you.

TL;DR: El Capitan’s summit is about 7,570 feet above sea level, with roughly a 3,000-foot vertical rise from Yosemite Valley.

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