El Capitan, or El Cap, is the earth’s largest single piece of granite, standing at 3,593 feet (1,100 meters) above the Yosemite Valley floor and 7,569 feet (2,307 meters) above sea level. Popular with rock climbers, you can grab a pair of binoculars to watch these daredevils inch their way up The Nose, where the southeastern and southwestern faces meet.