Mountain · South Africa · Drakensberg
Beacon Buttress
Elevation
3,088 m
#3,701
in the world
#20
in South Africa
Beacon Buttress is a mountain in South Africa, rising to 3,088 m, the 20th highest we list in South Africa, part of the Drakensberg.
Where it is
Beacon Buttress lies in South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal.
Key facts
Elevation
3,088 m (10,131 ft)
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Type
Mountain
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates
-28.745, 28.890
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Phofung | 3,251 m | 3.4 km |
| Mont-Aux-Sources | 3,282 m | 3.5 km |
| Mount Amery | 3,128 m | 5.1 km |
| Ifidi Pinacles | 3,070 m | 7.5 km |
| Namahadi Peak | 3,275 m | 8.4 km |
| Mechachaneng | 3,144 m | 23 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Beacon Buttress.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuthaditjhaba | South Africa | 84,258 | 26 km |
| Tshiame | South Africa | 17,800 | 47 km |
| Harrismith | South Africa | 33,390 | 58 km |
| Butha-Buthe | Lesotho | 40,599 | 63 km |
| Fouriesburg | South Africa | 15,544 | 68 km |
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.