El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness

Name: El Capitan
Address: Sawtooth Wilderness, United States

#17 among attractions in Sawtooth Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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El Capitan is a mountain in the western United States, in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County, it is 1.2 mi south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent. ()

Elevation: 9901 ftProminence: 437 ftCoordinates: 43°56'28"N, 114°56'2"W

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El Capitan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alice Lake, Edna Lake, Twin Lakes, Toxaway Lake.

0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
14 min walk • Alice Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Edna Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
91 min walk • Edna Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Twin Lakes, Sawtooth Wilderness
31 min walk • The Twin Lakes are two adjacent alpine glacial lakes separated by a narrow strip of land less than 100 ft wide in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Toxaway Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
58 min walk • Toxaway Lake is an alpine lake in the western United States, in Custer County, Idaho. Located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, it is approximately 17 miles south of Stanley.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowyside Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
48 min walk • Snowyside Peak, at 10,651 feet above sea level, is the fifth-highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of the U.S. state of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area at the intersection of Blaine, Custer County, and Elmore counties.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Virginia Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
98 min walk • Virginia Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
68 min walk • Farley Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16.5 miles south of Stanley. There are two small islands in Farley Lake, the largest of which is only about 200 feet long.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rendezvous Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
84 min walk • Rendezvous Lake is a small alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trail 452 leads to the lake.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Vernon Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
84 min walk • Vernon Lake is an alpine lake in Boise County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 17 miles southwest of Stanley and 14.5 miles southeast of Grandjean.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bowknot Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
55 min walk • Bowknot Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Sawtooth National Forest trial 096 leads to Bowknot Lake.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mushroom Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
94 min walk • Mushroom Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness

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Sawtooth Wilderness plan & book

El Capitan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)