El Capitan (Montana)

El Capitan
El Capitan reflected in Little Rock Creek Lake
Highest point
Elevation9,984 ft (3,043 m)[1]
Prominence1,978 ft (603 m)[1]
Coordinates46°00′27″N 114°23′48″W / 46.0074198°N 114.3967588°W / 46.0074198; -114.3967588[2]
Geography
El Capitan is located in Montana
El Capitan
El Capitan
Location in Montana
El Capitan is located in the United States
El Capitan
El Capitan
El Capitan (the United States)
LocationRavalli County, Montana, U.S.
Parent rangeBitterroot Range
Topo map(s)USGS El Capitan, MT

El Capitan is a mountain summit in the Bitterroot Range of Montana. The peak is located in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on land managed by the Bitterroot National Forest. The summit lies 12 miles west of the town of Darby, Montana, and three miles east of the Idaho–Montana border. The highest point of the Central Bitterroot Range is line parent Trapper Peak, 9.3 miles south-southeast.

  1. ^ a b "El Capitan". Bivouac.com.
  2. ^ "Trapper Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.