Platberg
Platberg is a peak in Prince Albert Local Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape and has an elevation of 1,526 metres. Platberg is situated nearby to the hamlet Ou Tol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrawaag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swartberg Pass.
Swartberg Pass
Mountain saddle
The Swartberg Pass on the R328 runs over the Swartberg mountain range which runs roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It's the only road access to Gamkaskloof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matjiesrivier.
Matjiesrivier
Village
Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the Waboomsberg, some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesrivier is situated 9 km south of Platberg.
Platberg
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,526 metres
- Description: hill in the Groot Swartberg, Western Cape
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Prince Albert Local Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.3266° or 33° 19′ 36″ southLongitude
22.03453° or 22° 2′ 4″ eastElevation
1,526 metres (5,007 feet)Open location code
4GR4M2FM+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 963995191OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Platberg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Platberg”
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