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Amphingati Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Amphingati Peak is in the Royal Natal area. Its name appears in Chris Murch’s list of South African summits above 3000m, dated 1994. Explore the Royal Natal area: Royal Natal offers valley a…

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Amphitheatre

Landmark · Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

The Amphitheatre is a great cliff wall in the northern Drakensberg, stretching for more than five kilometres above Royal Natal. The lower valleys, changing cloud and shifting light give diff…

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Beacon Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Beacon Buttress stands beside Sentinel at the western end of the Amphitheatre. Beacon Buttress Gully climbs to the plateau, with high rock steps that are strenuous on both ascent and descent…

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Bilanjil Bump

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Bilanjil Bump is a summit point on the Mont-aux-Sources ridge behind the Amphitheatre. It is a different high point from Mont-aux-Sources itself, and reaching the escarpment at the Chain Lad…

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Caboose Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Mnweni (Amangwane)

Caboose Peak is in Mnweni, with Icidi Pass and Mbundini Pass in the surrounding mountains. The summit requires further walking beyond the passes, adding to the approach and return.

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Castle Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Castle Buttress is in the Cathedral Peak area. Organ Pipes Pass can be approached via the Camel Route or Thuthumi Ridge. Choose the intended pass approach and plan the onward Castle Buttress…

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Cathedral Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak · Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak is in the Cathedral Peak area, near Bell Cave. The summit outing from Cathedral Peak Hotel is a long mountain day with steep rock scrambling and exposed sections. Read our Cat…

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Cleft Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Cleft Peak is in the Cathedral Peak area. Nearby mountain routes include Organ Pipes Pass via Thuthumi Ridge and Tsekesteke Pass, with further walking needed to reach the summit. Explore the…

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Cockade Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Cockade Peak is in the Cathedral Peak area. Cockade Pass and Tsekesteke Pass are nearby mountain routes, but reaching the top of a pass does not complete the climb to the peak. Explore the C…

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Crow's Nest

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Crow’s Nest is a summit on the plateau inland from the Amphitheatre edge, with the Tugela River curving around it. A visit from the Sentinel Car Park side continues beyond the Chain Ladders;…

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Devil's Tooth

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Devil’s Tooth is the narrow rock pinnacle beside Eastern Buttress and Inner Tower at the southern end of the Amphitheatre. It is a technical rock-climbing objective, separate from the Sentin…

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Didima Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Didima Buttress is in the Cathedral Peak area and can be reached via Tlanyaku Pass. Explore the Cathedral Peak area: The Cathedral Peak and Didima valley has walking options ranging from sho…

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Didima Dome

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Didima Dome is in the Cathedral Peak area and can be reached via Tlanyaku Pass. Explore the Cathedral Peak area: The Cathedral Peak and Didima valley has walking options ranging from short o…

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Dooley Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Dooley Peak is a mountain feature in Royal Natal near Thendele Camp. The Dooley Waters walk explores the surrounding valley country; it should not be treated as a marked summit route for the…

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Easter Cave Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

This peak is set high up between Ntonjelana Pass and Mlambonja Pass. The peak is approached from the Kwakwatsi Valley where there is an unnamed pass between two nameless peaks near Mlambonja…

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Eastern Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Royal Natal

Eastern Buttress is a rock peak at the southern end of the Amphitheatre, beside Devil’s Tooth and Inner Tower. Its summit is a technical climbing objective, separate from the walking routes …

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Eastman's Peak

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Eastman's Peak rises above the Ndedema valley in the Cathedral Peak and Didima area. The contour path gives access to the surrounding slopes, but reaching the summit is a separate scrambling…

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Elephant

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Cathedral Peak

Elephant is a peak in the Cathedral Peak area, named for its rounded elephant-head profile and projecting tusk. It stands above the uMlambonja valley. An approach from the summit plateau is …

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Fangs Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Mnweni (Amangwane)

Fangs Buttress is a mountain buttress in the Mnweni area of the Northern Drakensberg. Quite possibly one of the most spectacular features in the area, it forms part of the dramatic mountain …

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Icidi Buttress

Peak

Northern Drakensberg

Mnweni (Amangwane)

Icidi Buttress is a mountain feature in Mnweni beside Icidi Pass. The buttress and the pass are separate features. Explore the Mnweni area: Mnweni’s valleys, caves and high passes form part …

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