Langeberg
| Langeberg Mountains | ||
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 Langeberg massif in the Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve |
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| Highest peak | Misty Point ( 1710 m ) | |
| location | Western Cape Province ( South Africa ) | |
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 57 ′ S , 20 ° 26 ′ E | |
| rock | Table mountain sandstone , quartzite | |
The Langeberge (English, Afrikaans : Langenberg ) are a mountain range in the province of Western Cape in South Africa and part of the Cape Fold Belt . The mountain range extends in a west-east direction over a length of 200 kilometers. The westernmost point of the ridge is northeast of Worcester in the area of Keeromsberg (2072 m, location:) , from where the mountain range stretches in a south-easterly direction via Montagu to Swellendam . Here it bends in the area of the Clock Peaks / Misty Point (1710 m, location:) to the east and ends at the breakthrough valley of the Gouritz River (location:) . Beyond this river, the mountain range continues as the Outeniqua Mountains .
In the north they are bounded by the semi-desert Kleine Karoo , in the south lie the Sonderend Mountains in the west and the wide areas of the Lower Langeberg , including the Overberg region.
Along the Langeberg Mountains lie the Marloth Nature Reserve , the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area and the Garcia State Forest . The highest mountain in the chain is the 1710 meter high Misty Point (also Clock Peaks ) located in the Marloth Nature Reserve north of Swellendam.
In the mountain range there are the following passes from west to east :
- Cogmanskloof Pass , connects Montagu and Robertson (regional road R62 )
- Tradouws Pass , connects Barrydale with Swellendam and Heidelberg (regional road R324)
- Garcia's Pass , connects Riversdale and Ladismith (regional road R323)
The hydrological conditions are determined by the river systems of the Breede River and the Gouritz River . Both rivers drain the mountain range from its north and south flanks into the Indian Ocean .
Web links
- Swellendam Hiking Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Edmund Raper : Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Lowry Publishers, Johannesburg 1987 (2nd ed.), P. 194
- ↑ Traugott Molter: Water balance and irrigation agriculture in the Cape . Franz Steiner Verlag , Wiesbaden 1966, p. 25 and map supplement: No. 1 overview map of the Cape