The following list reflects the highest summits in South Africa which are not shared with Lesotho. It will be recalled that many of South Africa's highest summits form part of the border between the two countries.
|
Rank |
Mountain Name |
Height in meters |
Map Title (Lesotho) |
Map Title (South Africa) |
Comments |
|
1 |
Champagne Castle |
3377 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
600m from the border |
|
2 |
Cowl View1 |
3318 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
1 km from the border |
|
3 |
Giant’s Castle |
3314 |
Thabana Ntleyana |
Giant’s Castle |
3 km from the border |
|
4 |
Long Wall Summit2 |
3260 |
Thabana Ntlenyana |
Giant’s Castle |
1.5+ km from the border; 2.5 km west of GC summit |
|
5 |
Didima Overlook2 |
3248 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
1 km from the border |
|
6 |
Champagne Castle Buttress |
3246 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
2.3 km from the border |
|
7 |
Monk’s Cowl |
3229 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
2.5 km from the border |
|
8 |
Njasuti Lesser Buttress |
3212 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
1.5 km from the border |
|
9 |
Injasuti Greater Buttress |
3202 |
Makheka |
Champagne Castle |
1.5 km from the border |
|
10 |
Mponjwane |
3177 |
Senqu Sources |
Cathedral Peak |
Less than .5 km from the border |
1 named by Murch
2 named by Wimber
Sources
• Dept of Lands, Surveys and Physical Planning. 2929AB maps at 1:50 000: 1961/1982. Basutholand/Govt of Lesotho.
• Directorate of Surveys and Mapping. Drakensberg 2828 map at 1:250 000: 1988. Govt of RSA.
• Directorate of Surveys and Mapping. 2929AB maps at 1:50 000: 1971/1987. Govt of RSA.
• Wimber, T. “On a precursor spine of the dragon-barrier of spears/Drakensberg-uKhahlamba escarpment trail”. JMCSA 2000.
• Wimber, T. “By Definition: the highest summits of southern Africa”. JMCSA. 1999.
• Wimber, T. Personal explorations various. 1984 – 2004.
