Vaalkop
Vaalkop is a peak in Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape and has an elevation of 861 metres. Vaalkop is situated nearby to the locality Zachariashoek, as well as near the suburb Val De Vie.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denneburg and Simondium.
Denneburg
Suburb
Paarl is a town with 294,457 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington.
Simondium
Village
Simondium is a hamlet 8 kilometres south of Paarl in western South Africa. It was named after Pierre Simond, Huguenot minister at the Cape. Simondium is situated 8 km southwest of Vaalkop.
Paarl
Photo: Tim Parkinson, CC BY 2.0.
Paarl is the third-oldest town in South Africa and is approximately 60 km to the north-west of Cape Town. It is famous for having one of the world's largest rock outcrops.
Vaalkop
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 861 metres
- Also known as: “Drakenstein”
- Category: landform
- Location: Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.78889° or 33° 47′ 20″ southLongitude
19.02297° or 19° 1′ 23″ eastElevation
861 metres (2,825 feet)Open location code
4FRX626F+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5211024278OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Vaalkop” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vaalkop”
- Turkish: “Vaalkop Zirvesi”
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