List of mountains in South Africa

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 the 3,450-metre-high (11,320-foot) 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

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Thabana Ntlenyana | 3,482  | 11,424 | Drakensberg (Maloti) | Lesotho | Highest mountain in Southern Africa
Makheka Peak | 3,463  | 11,362 | 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
Thaba Putsoa | 3,096  | 10,157 | Drakensberg (Maloti) | Lesotho
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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* Geography of South Africa
* List of Ultras of Africa
* List of mountain ranges of South Africa
* Highest mountain peaks of Africa

## 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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