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Mountain · South Africa

Formosa Peak

Elevation
1,675 m
#10,586
in the world
#41
in South Africa

Formosa Peak is a mountain in South Africa, rising to 1,675 m, the 41st highest we list in South Africa.

Nearest town
37 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Formosa Peak

Formosa Peak lies in South Africa, in Western Cape.

Key facts

Elevation
1,675 m (5,495 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Western Cape
Coordinates
-33.864, 23.702

How it ranks

Among peaks in South Africa
#41of 48
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#10,586of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Platfontein1,350 m50 km
Cockscomb1,768 m105 km
Winterberge1,332 m182 km
Seweweekspoortpiek2,325 m223 km
Kompasberg2,502 m247 km
Matroosberg2,249 m378 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Formosa Peak.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Plettenberg BaySouth Africa38,12637 km
KnysnaSouth Africa68,65964 km
KruisfonteinSouth Africa18,99196 km
HumansdorpSouth Africa34,733100 km
Jeffreys BaySouth Africa32,477114 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.