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North Peak

North Peak, seen from above at true elevation

North Peak rises to 486 m. Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon) stands 1,086 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Simonsberg, a peak 0.4 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
486 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates-34.20250, 18.43578
Around it

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 15
  • Block House 2: 0.8 mi
  • Block House 1: 0.8 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 4.2 mi
  • Da Gama Cross: 7.8 mi
  • Diaz Cross: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ken Heights Private Nature Reserve: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table Mountain (Maclear's beacon)N1,086 m16.3 mi
Fernwood PeakN1,003 m15.9 mi
Devil's PeakN1,001 m17.1 mi
ConstantiabergNNW928 m10.6 mi
Junction PeakN919 m15.8 mi
GrootkopNNW857 m14.9 mi
Reserve PeakN844 m15.3 mi
Noordhoek PeakNNW764 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2618:59
June solstice07:5317:0617:45
September equinox06:3718:1018:43
December solstice05:3219:2119:58

Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/345447028

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