Compassberg
| Compassberg | |
|---|---|
  Compassberg Location in South Africa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,502 m (8,209 ft) [1] |
| Listing | List of mountains in South Africa |
| Coordinates | 31°45′26″S 24°32′22″E / 31.75722°S 24.53944°ECoordinates: 31°45′26″S 24°32′22″E / 31.75722°S 24.53944°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eastern Cape |
| Parent range | Sneeuberge |
Compassberg (Afrikaans: Kompasberg), is a mountain peak of the Sneeuberge range in South Africa. It is located 55 km due north of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province. At 2504 metres, it is the highest peak in South Africa outside the Stormberg-Drakensberg massif. It was named by Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon when he accompanied Governor Joachim van Plettenberg on a journey to the eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in 1778.
The mountain is composed of sediments of the Beaufort Series in the Karoo System, and extensively intruded by dolerite dikes and sills.
References
External links
- "Compassberg". South African Hikes. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- Climbing the Compassberg
- Nieu Bethesda- What to do
- Compassberg picture from Panoramio
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