List of mountains in South Africa

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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.

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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

MountainHeight (m)Height (ft)RangelocationRemarks
Thabana Ntlenyana 3,48211,424 Drakensberg (Maloti)LesothoHighest mountain in Southern Africa
Makheka Peak 3,46311,362Drakensberg (Maloti)Lesotho
Mafadi 3,45111,322Drakensberg KwaZulu-Natal [2]
Njesuthi 3,41011,190DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Champagne Castle 3,37711,079DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Lithobolog 3,37511,073DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
kaNtuba Peak 3,36611,043DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Trojan Wall 3,35411,004DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
kaNtuba Buttress 3,34410,971DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Peak I 3,33810,951DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Peak II 3,33810,951DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Pampiring 3,33710,948DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Red Wall Peak 3,33710,948DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Botlolong 3,33310,935DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Popple Peak 3,33110,928DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Ship's Prow 3,32510,909DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Sehonghong Peak 3,32410,906DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Nkosozana Peak 3,31810,886DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Champagne's Castle 3,31810,886DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Giant's Castle 3,31510,876DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Mashai 3,31310,869DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Mohlesi 3,31010,860DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Redi 3,30910,856DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Walker's Peak 3,30610,846DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Mhlwazini Peak 3,30510,843DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Yodler's Ridge Peak 3,30110,830DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Sanqebethu 3,30110,830DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Mount Durnford 3,29610,814DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Mont-aux-Sources 3,28210,768DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Cleft Peak 3,28110,764DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Namahadi Peak 3,27510,745Drakensberg (Maloti) Free State
Monk's Cowl 3,22910,594DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Cathkin Peak 3,14810,328DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
The Tent 3,13010,270DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Thaba Putsoa 3,09610,157Drakensberg (Maloti)Lesotho
Didima Dome 3,07810,098DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
The Hawk 3,07710,095DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Rhino Peak 3,05610,026DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Thumb Spur Peak 3,05510,023DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Devil's Knuckles 3,0289,934DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
KwaDuma 3,0199,905Drakensberg Eastern Cape
Cathedral Peak 3,0049,856DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Ben Macdhui 3,0019,846DrakensbergEastern Cape [3]
Twins Top 3,0009,800DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Sterkhorn 2,9739,754DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Ribbokkop 2,8299,281 Rooiberge Free State
Cairntoul 2,8269,272DrakensbergEastern Cape
Edge Hill 2,7258,940 Witteberge Eastern Cape
Balloch Peak 2,6488,688WittebergeEastern Cape
Compassberg 2,5028,209 Sneeuberge Eastern Cape [4]
Visierskerf Peak 2,4708,100 Witteberg Free State
Mount Horeb 2,4187,933Drakensberg (Maloti)Free State [5]
The Great Winterberg 2,3717,779 Winterberg Eastern Cape
Platberg Mountain 2,3947,854HarrismithFree State
Die Berg 2,3317,648SteenkampsbergeMpumalanga
Seweweekspoortpiek 2,3257,628 Klein-Swartberge Western Cape
Mount Anderson 2,2847,493DrakensbergMpumalanga
Matroosberg 2,2497,379 Hex River Mountains Western Cape
Kriegersbaken 2,1567,073Sneeuberge Northern Cape
Ysterkroon 2,1266,975 Wolkberg Limpopo
Groot Winterhoek 2,0776,814 Groot Winterhoek Western Cape
Sneeukop 2,0706,790 Skurweberg Western Cape
Serala 2,0506,730WolkbergLimpopo
Sneeuberg 2,0286,654 Cederberg Western Cape
Du Toits Peak 1,9956,545 Klein Drakensteinberge Western Cape
Gaika's Kop 1,9636,440 Amatola Mountains Eastern Cape
Toringkop 1,9136,276 Suikerbosrand Gauteng
Emlembe 1,8626,109DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natalon S.A./Eswatini border
Geelhoutkop 1,8055,922 Waterberg Massif Limpopo [6]
Nooitgedacht West 1,8055,922 Magaliesberg North West [7]
Cockscomb 1,7685,801Groot WinterhoekbergEastern Cape
Lajuma 1,7475,732 Soutpansberg Limpopo
Hanglip 1,7195,640SoutpansbergLimpopo
Rooiberg Peak 1,7065,597 Kamiesberge Northern Cape
Pilanesberg 1,6875,535WitwatersrandNorth West
Formosa Peak 1,6755,495TsitsikammaEastern Cape
Impati Mountain 1,5955,233DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Cradock Peak 1,5785,177Outeniqua MountainsWestern Cape
Spion Kop 1,4604,790DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Isandlwana 1,2844,213DrakensbergKwaZulu-Natal
Carolusberg 1,2744,180KamiesbergNorthern Cape
Mascarin Peak 1,2304,040 Marion Island Prince Edward Islands
Ghaamsberg 1,1483,766Northern Capeclose to Aggeneys
Table Mountain 1,0843,556Western Caperising over Cape Town
Van Zinderen-Bakker Peak 6722,205 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Islandssmallest South Africa mountain

See also

References

  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