Popple Peak
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| height | 3331 m | |
| location | Lesotho , South Africa | |
| Mountains | Drakensberg | |
| Coordinates | / LS_type: mountain (3331) page name = Popple_Peak & language = en & title = popple + Peak 29 ° 13 '43 " S , 29 ° 24' 23" O | |
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| particularities | Fifth highest mountain in South Africa | |
The Popple Peak ( Afrikaans : Popplepiek ; also Khoko-Ntso, Khoko-Ntšo ) is a mountain massif in the Drakensberg , South Africa . It stands in the border area between South Africa and Lesotho , with the summit in the territory of Lesotho. The mountain is 3331 m high and towers over the layers of the surrounding mountains by up to 300 m. About four kilometers (as the crow flies) to the northwest lies the summit of Njesuthi .
The summit was named after John Poppleton, who reached the mountaintop with Barry Anderson and Des Watkins in 1946.
See also
List of mountains and elevations in South Africa