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How Tall Is an El Capitan?

An el Capitan is about 2,999 ft (914 m) tall. That is about 535 times the height of the average man. A granite cliff in Yosemite National Park.

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How tall is an el Capitan compared to the average man?

An el Capitan is about 535 times the height of the average man. An el Capitan is 535× the size of the average man: about 535 average men stacked up would match it.

El Capitan height facts

El Capitan rises about 914 meters (3,000 ft) from the valley floor.
Climbers usually take several days to climb it.

How does an el Capitan compare to other things?

An el Capitan next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to El Capitan
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.52 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	13,900× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	9.7× bigger
Mount Fuji	2.35 miles (3.776 km)	4.1× bigger
Angel Falls	3,212 ft (979 m)	213 ft (65 m) bigger
Burj Khalifa	2,717 ft (828 m)	282 ft (86 m) smaller
Merdeka 118	2,227 ft (679 m)	771 ft (235 m) smaller
Tokyo Skytree	2,080 ft (634 m)	919 ft (280 m) smaller
Shanghai Tower	2,073 ft (632 m)	925 ft (282 m) smaller
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	1,183 ft (361 m) smaller
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	1,223 ft (373 m) smaller
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	1,270 ft (387 m) smaller
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	1,332 ft (406 m) smaller
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	1,516 ft (462 m) smaller
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	1,545 ft (471 m) smaller
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	1,801 ft (549 m) smaller
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	1,906 ft (581 m) smaller
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	1,916 ft (584 m) smaller
Titanic	883 ft (269 m) long	3.4× smaller
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	3.4× smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	4× smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	74.9× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	535× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	575× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.