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Mountains of South Africa

Peaks listed

3,450 m

highest

ranges

The highest point in South Africa is Mafadi at 3,450 m. Every peak we list for South Africa is linked below.

Largest range

Drakensberg

18 peaks listed

With prominence data

of 48 peaks

Shared with a neighbour

Border summits

Median elevation

3,070 m

Across every listed peak

The 44 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#	Peak	Range	Elevation
1	Mafadi	Drakensberg	3,450 m
2	Njesuthi	Drakensberg	3,408 m
3	Champagne Castle	Drakensberg	3,377 m
4	Popple Peak	Drakensberg	3,331 m
5	Pampiring	Drakensberg	3,328 m
6	Giant’s Castle	Drakensberg	3,315 m
7	Redi	Drakensberg	3,291 m
8	Wilsons Peak	Drakensberg	3,286 m
9	Namahadi Peak	—	3,275 m
10	Durnford	Drakensberg	3,231 m
11	Walker’s Peak	—	3,221 m
12	Hodgson’s Peaks	—	3,216 m
14	Elephant	Maloti Mountains	3,144 m
15	Triplets	—	3,136 m
17	Mount Amery	Drakensberg	3,128 m
18	Erskine	Drakensberg	3,123 m
19	Witch Peak	—	3,093 m
20	Beacon Buttress	Drakensberg	3,088 m
22	The Judge	—	3,073 m
24	Ifidi Pinacles	—	3,070 m
25	Ngwangwe	Maloti Mountains	3,062 m
26	Cathedral Peak	Drakensberg	3,004 m
27	Ben Macdhui	Drakensberg	3,001 m
28	Monk’s Cowl	Drakensberg	2,815 m
29	Kompasberg	—	2,502 m
30	Seweweekspoortpiek	—	2,325 m
31	Gatberg	—	2,318 m
32	Matroosberg	—	2,249 m
33	Kerkenberg	—	2,067 m
34	Thaba Phatshwa	—	2,029 m
35	Prentjiesberg	—	2,000 m
36	Dutoitspiek	—	1,995 m
37	Mariepskop	—	1,940 m
38	Stormberg	Drakensberg	1,916 m
39	Cockscomb	—	1,768 m
40	Hanglip	—	1,719 m
41	Formosa Peak	—	1,675 m
42	Rooiberg	—	1,540 m
43	Swartkop	—	1,539 m
44	Bakenkop	—	1,482 m
45	Platfontein	—	1,350 m
46	Winterberge	Drakensberg	1,332 m
47	Table Mountain	—	1,085 m
48	Devil’s Peak	—	1,000 m

All peaks by range

All 48 peaks we list in South Africa.

Not assigned to a range 26

Namahadi Peak 3,275 m
Walker’s Peak 3,221 m
Hodgson’s Peaks 3,216 m
Triplets 3,136 m
Witch Peak 3,093 m
Kambule 3,077 m
The Judge 3,073 m
Ifidi Pinacles 3,070 m
Kompasberg 2,502 m
Seweweekspoortpiek 2,325 m
Gatberg 2,318 m
Matroosberg 2,249 m
Kerkenberg 2,067 m
Thaba Phatshwa 2,029 m
Prentjiesberg 2,000 m
Dutoitspiek 1,995 m
Mariepskop 1,940 m
Cockscomb 1,768 m
Hanglip 1,719 m
Formosa Peak 1,675 m
Rooiberg 1,540 m
Swartkop 1,539 m
Bakenkop 1,482 m
Platfontein 1,350 m
Table Mountain 1,085 m
Devil’s Peak 1,000 m

Drakensberg 18

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Mafadi 3,450 m
Njesuthi 3,408 m
Champagne Castle 3,377 m
Popple Peak 3,331 m
Pampiring 3,328 m
Giant’s Castle 3,315 m
Redi 3,291 m
Wilsons Peak 3,286 m
Durnford 3,231 m
Mount Amery 3,128 m
Erskine 3,123 m
Beacon Buttress 3,088 m
Cockade 3,070 m
Cathedral Peak 3,004 m
Ben Macdhui 3,001 m
Monk’s Cowl 2,815 m
Stormberg 1,916 m
Winterberge 1,332 m

Maloti Mountains 4

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Wilson’s Peak 3,190 m
Elephant 3,144 m
Mashai 3,130 m
Ngwangwe 3,062 m

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Mafadi. 13 of these summits sit on a border and are counted in each country they belong to.