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 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
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Type
Mountain
Range
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.