List of mountains in South Africa
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Geography of South Africa
- List of Ultras of Africa
- List of mountain ranges of South Africa
- Highest mountain peaks of Africa
References
[edit]- ^ Mulsh, Cliff (1994). "Khulus". MCSA.
- ^ "South African mountain list of +3300m peaks". Vertical Endeavour forum. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Ben Macdhui". South Africa Tourism. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Compassberg Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mount Horeb". geoview.info. Geoview. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Geelhoutkop - Waterberg Biosphere Reserve
- ^ Nooitgedacht West, South Africa