List of mountains or elevations in Lesotho
The list of mountains or elevations in Lesotho includes the two highest mountains in the country, other named mountains above 3000 meters, and mountains that are significant by their location, shape or history. Numerous other mountains exist in the country; they are often unnamed. The Mafali ( Mafadi in South Africa ), the Phofung (Mont-Aux-Sources) and the KwaDuma lie on the border between Lesotho and South Africa .
height | Surname | District | coordinate | comment |
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3482 m | Thabana Ntlenyana | Mokhotlong | 29 ° 28 ′ S , 029 ° 16 ′ E | highest mountain |
3450 m | Mafali / Mafadi | Mokhotlong | highest mountain in South Africa | |
3416 m | Makoaneng | Qacha's Nek | ||
3282 m | Phofung / Mont-Aux-Sources | Mokhotlong | ||
3250 m | Thaba-Phafane | Mokhotlong | ||
3157 m | Machachaneng | Butha-buthe | ||
3095 m | Thaba Putsoa | Maseru | at least four mountains in Lesotho bear this name | |
3019 m | KwaDuma | Quthing | 30 ° 28 ′ S , 028 ° 09 ′ E | highest mountain in the South African province of Eastern Cape |
3015 m | Thaba Ntšo | Quthing | ||
2886 m | Do it | Maseru | striking mountain near the capital Maseru | |
1804 m | Thaba Bosiu | Maseru | 29 ° 22 ′ S , 027 ° 41 ′ E | natural fortress of the Basotho in the 19th century |
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- Map of Lesotho. 1: 250,000, Government of Lesotho, Maseru 1978.