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El Cap·i·tan
(ĕl kăp′ĭ-tăn′) A peak, 2,307 m (7,569 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of central California. Its dramatic exposed monolith rises some 1,000 m (3,000 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley.
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El Capitan
(ɛl ˌkapɪˈtæn)n
(Placename) a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)
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El Cap•i•tan
(ɛl ˌkæp ɪˈtæn)n.
a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: precipice rises over 3300 ft. (1000 m).
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