List of mountains or elevations in Lesotho

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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
3482 m Thabana Ntlenyana Mokhotlong ! 470.5330005529.267000529 ° 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 ! 469.5327785528.155833530 ° 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 ! 470.6330005527.683000529 ° 22 ′  S , 027 ° 41 ′  E natural fortress of the Basotho in the 19th century

cards

  • Map of Lesotho. 1: 250,000, Government of Lesotho, Maseru 1978.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Altitude information above sea level
  2. a b GeoNames Lesotho , accessed August 2011