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List of mountains in South Africa

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Table Mountain

List of Mountains in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini is a general list of mountains in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini with elevation. This list includes mountains in two other sovereign states, in the Stormberg-Drakensberg range, where the highest elevations are to be found in Lesotho, as well as Emlembe, the highest mountain in Eswatini, located at the border with South Africa. The highest mountain in South Africa is 3,450 metres (11,320 ft) high Mafadi, located on the border of South Africa and Lesotho.

Several of the highest peaks have snow in the Southern hemisphere winter season.

A Khulu is a peak above 3,000 m (9,800 ft) and not within 1 km (0.62 mi) of another Khulu, as defined by the Mountain Club of South Africa.[1] Seweweekspoortpiek and Du Toits Peak are among the ultra prominent peaks of Africa.

A few mountains, such as Spion Kop or Isandlwana are historically important hills, even though they are relatively not very high. Table Mountain is important because of its emblematic flatness.

List

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Mountain Height (m) Height (ft) Range location Remarks
Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 11,424 Drakensberg (Maloti) Lesotho Highest mountain in Southern Africa
Makheka 3,463 11,362 Drakensberg (Maloti) Lesotho
Thaba Putsoa 3,455 11,335 Drakensberg (Maloti) Lesotho
Mafadi 3,451 11,322 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal [2]
Njesuthi 3,410 11,190 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Champagne Castle 3,377 11,079 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Lithobolog 3,375 11,073 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
kaNtuba Peak 3,366 11,043 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Trojan Wall 3,354 11,004 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
kaNtuba Buttress 3,344 10,971 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Peak I 3,338 10,951 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Peak II 3,338 10,951 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Pampiring 3,337 10,948 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Red Wall Peak 3,337 10,948 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Botlolong 3,333 10,935 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Popple Peak 3,331 10,928 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Ship's Prow 3,325 10,909 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Sehonghong Peak 3,324 10,906 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Nkosozana Peak 3,318 10,886 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Champagne's Castle 3,318 10,886 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Giant's Castle 3,315 10,876 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Mashai 3,313 10,869 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Mohlesi 3,310 10,860 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Redi 3,309 10,856 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Walker's Peak 3,306 10,846 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Mhlwazini Peak 3,305 10,843 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Ridge Peak 3,301 10,830 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Sanqebethu 3,301 10,830 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Mount Durnford 3,296 10,814 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Mont-aux-Sources 3,282 10,768 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Cleft Peak 3,281 10,764 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Namahadi Peak 3,275 10,745 Drakensberg (Maloti) Free State
Monk's Cowl 3,229 10,594 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Cathkin Peak 3,148 10,328 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
The Tent 3,130 10,270 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Didima Dome 3,078 10,098 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
The Hawk 3,077 10,095 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Rhino Peak 3,056 10,026 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Thumb Spur Peak 3,055 10,023 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Devil's Knuckles 3,028 9,934 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
KwaDuma 3,019 9,905 Drakensberg Eastern Cape
Cathedral Peak 3,004 9,856 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Ben Macdhui 3,001 9,846 Drakensberg Eastern Cape [3]
Twins Top 3,000 9,800 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Sterkhorn 2,973 9,754 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Ribbokkop 2,829 9,281 Rooiberge Free State
Cairntoul 2,826 9,272 Drakensberg Eastern Cape
Edge Hill 2,725 8,940 Witteberge Eastern Cape
Balloch Peak 2,648 8,688 Witteberge Eastern Cape
Compassberg 2,502 8,209 Sneeuberge Eastern Cape [4]
Visierskerf Peak 2,470 8,100 Witteberg Free State
Mount Horeb 2,418 7,933 Drakensberg (Maloti) Free State [5]
The Great Winterberg 2,371 7,779 Winterberg Eastern Cape
Platberg Mountain 2,394 7,854 Harrismith Free State
Die Berg 2,331 7,648 Steenkampsberge Mpumalanga
Seweweekspoortpiek 2,325 7,628 Klein-Swartberge Western Cape
Mount Anderson 2,284 7,493 Drakensberg Mpumalanga
Matroosberg 2,249 7,379 Hex River Mountains Western Cape
Kriegersbaken 2,156 7,073 Sneeuberge Northern Cape
Ysterkroon 2,126 6,975 Wolkberg Limpopo
Groot Winterhoek 2,077 6,814 Groot Winterhoek Western Cape
Sneeukop 2,070 6,790 Skurweberg Western Cape
Serala 2,050 6,730 Wolkberg Limpopo
Sneeuberg 2,028 6,654 Cederberg Western Cape
Du Toits Peak 1,995 6,545 Klein Drakensteinberge Western Cape
Gaika's Kop 1,963 6,440 Amatola Mountains Eastern Cape
Toringkop 1,913 6,276 Suikerbosrand Gauteng
Emlembe 1,862 6,109 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal on S.A./Eswatini border
Geelhoutkop 1,805 5,922 Waterberg Massif Limpopo [6]
Nooitgedacht West 1,805 5,922 Magaliesberg North West [7]
Cockscomb 1,768 5,801 Groot Winterhoekberg Eastern Cape
Lajuma 1,747 5,732 Soutpansberg Limpopo
Hanglip 1,719 5,640 Soutpansberg Limpopo
Rooiberg Peak 1,706 5,597 Kamiesberge Northern Cape
Pilanesberg 1,687 5,535 Witwatersrand North West
Formosa Peak 1,675 5,495 Tsitsikamma Eastern Cape
Impati Mountain 1,595 5,233 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Cradock Peak 1,578 5,177 Outeniqua Mountains Western Cape
Spion Kop 1,460 4,790 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Isandlwana 1,284 4,213 Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal
Carolusberg 1,274 4,180 Kamiesberg Northern Cape
Mascarin Peak 1,230 4,040 Marion Island Prince Edward Islands
Ghaamsberg 1,148 3,766 Northern Cape close to Aggeneys
Table Mountain 1,084 3,556 Western Cape rising over Cape Town
Van Zinderen-Bakker Peak 672 2,205 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Islands smallest South Africa mountain

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mulsh, Cliff (1994). "Khulus". MCSA.
  2. ^ "South African mountain list of +3300m peaks". Vertical Endeavour forum. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Ben Macdhui". South Africa Tourism. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ^ Compassberg Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Mount Horeb". geoview.info. Geoview. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ Geelhoutkop - Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
  7. ^ Nooitgedacht West, South Africa
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