The world’s highest mountains

Highest mountains in South Africa

South Africa’s highest is Mafadi at 3,450 m. Here are its 40 highest of the 46 with a known height, each with a page of its own.

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  1. 1MafadiSouth Africa, Lesotho3,450 m
  2. 2Champagne CastleSouth Africa3,377 m
  3. 3Popple PeakSouth Africa, Lesotho3,331 m
  4. 4Giant's CastleSouth Africa3,315 m
  5. 5Namahadi PeakSouth Africa3,274 m
  6. 6KwaDumaSouth Africa, Lesotho3,019 m
  7. 7Cathedral PeakSouth Africa3,004 m
  8. 8Ben MacdhuiSouth Africa3,001 m
  9. 9CompassbergSouth Africa2,502 m
  10. 10Mount HorebSouth Africa2,449 m
  11. 11SeweweekspoortpiekSouth Africa2,325 m
  12. 12TowerkopSouth Africa2,189 m
  13. 13ElandsbergSouth Africa2,016 m
  14. 14Du Toits PeakSouth Africa1,995 m
  15. 15Gaika’s KopSouth Africa1,963 m
  16. 16MariepskopSouth Africa1,947 m
  17. 17PerdekopSouth Africa1,889 m
  18. 18EmlembeSouth Africa, Eswatini1,862 m
  19. 19CockscombSouth Africa1,768 m
  20. 20HanglipSouth Africa1,719 m
  21. 21PilanesbergSouth Africa1,687 m
  22. 22Formosa PeakSouth Africa1,675 m
  23. 23Impati MountainSouth Africa1,595 m
  24. 24BlokkopSouth Africa1,593 m
  25. 25Griffin's HillSouth Africa1,590 m
  26. 26JonaskopSouth Africa1,499 m
  27. 27Three SistersSouth Africa1,492 m
  28. 28Spion KopSouth Africa1,460 m
  29. 29DiepgezetSouth Africa1,405 m
  30. 30IsandlwanaSouth Africa1,284 m
  31. 31Mascarin PeakSouth Africa1,230 m
  32. 32GhaamsbergSouth Africa, Namibia1,148 m
  33. 33Table MountainSouth Africa1,085 m
  34. 34Devil's PeakSouth Africa1,002 m
  35. 35ConstantiabergSouth Africa927 m
  36. 36VerneukbergNamibia, South Africa857 m
  37. 37DernbergSouth Africa790 m
  38. 38Lion's HeadSouth Africa669 m
  39. 39KarbonkelbergSouth Africa653 m
  40. 40Chapman's PeakSouth Africa592 m

Heights from Wikidata, for peaks with a Wikipedia article; a peak without one isn’t listed. A summit less than 300 m above its saddle with a higher one counts as part of that mountain.

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