El Capitan (Texas)
| El Capitan | |
|---|---|
View from U.S. Highway 62/180 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,064 ft (2,458 m) |
| Prominence | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Parent peak | Guadalupe Peak |
| Coordinates | 31°52′38″N 104°51′29″W / 31.87722°N 104.85806°W |
| Geography | |
Culberson County, Texas, U.S. | |
| Parent range | Guadalupe Mountains |
| Topo map | Guadalupe Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Permian |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán) is a peak in Culberson County, Texas, located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The 10th-highest peak in Texas at 8,085 ft (2,464 m), El Capitan is part of the Guadalupe Mountains, an exposed portion of a Permian period reef uplifted and exposed by tectonic activity during the late Cretaceous period. The southern terminus of the Guadalupe Mountains, El Capitan looms over U.S. 62/180, where its imposing height and stark outline have made it one of the iconic images of the Trans-Pecos to generations of travelers.