El Capitan

The approach was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when they investigated the valley in 1851. El Capitan "the skipper", "the director" was taken to be a free Spanish illustration of the region Native American name for the slant, unmistakably made a translation of as "To-to-kon oo-lah" or "To-tock-ah-noo-lah" Miwok tongue. It is unclear if the Native American name recommended a particular normal chief or just inferred "the supervisor" or "shake director".
The stone milestone interfaces around 3,000 feet 900 m from base to summit along its tallest face, and is a standard locale for shake climbers and BASE jumpers.