Table Mountain

Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of in . It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors either using the or hiking to the top.
sanparks.org
Wikipedia
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Matthiasmullie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,085 metres
  • Description: mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Tabel Mountain”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon).

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 221-km² park in the province of . It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

Peak
Photo: Barry Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in Maclear's arc measurement for Earth's circumference determination. The beacon is situated on top of Table Mountain in , .

Reservoir
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a dam on Table Mountain, , . It was built in 1897 and supplies water to . The dam, which was the first large masonry dam in South Africa, was designated as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2008.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjezicht and Vredehoek.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb in the City Bowl area of , South Africa. It was built on the site of the old farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the with fresh produce.

Suburb
Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.
is a residential suburb of , , located at the foot of Table Mountain and . It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & . is situated 2½ km north of Table Mountain.

Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of , . It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. is situated 3 km west of Table Mountain.

Table Mountain

Latitude
-33.96216° or 33° 57′ 44″ south
Longitude
18.41352° or 18° 24′ 49″ east
Elevation
1,085 metres (3,560 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2CQ7+4C
Geo­Names ID
3360688
Wiki­data ID
Q213360
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Table Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Table Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tafelberg”
  • Arabic: “جبل تيبل”
  • Armenian: “. Սեղանաձև լեռ”
  • Armenian: “Սեղանաձև լեռ”
  • Asturian: “Monte de la Mesa”
  • Basque: “Table Mountain”
  • Belarusian: “Сталовая гара, Паўднёвая Афрыка”
  • Belarusian: “Сталовая гара”
  • Bengali: “টেবিল পর্বত”
  • Betawi: “Gunung Méja”
  • Breton: “Menez an Daol”
  • Bulgarian: “Тейбъл”
  • Catalan: “Muntanya de la Taula”
  • Catalan: “Table Mountain”
  • Catalan: “Tafelberg”
  • Cebuano: “Table Mountain (bukid sa Habagatang Aprika, Province of the Western Cape)”
  • Cebuano: “Table Mountain”
  • Central Bikol: “Table Mountain”
  • Chinese: “桌山”
  • Croatian: “Stolna planina”
  • Croatian: “Table”
  • Czech: “Stolová hora”
  • Czech: “Table Mountain”
  • Czech: “Tafelberg”
  • Danish: “Taffelbjerget”
  • Dutch: “Table Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Tafelberg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيبل”
  • Esperanto: “Tablomonto”
  • Estonian: “Laudmägi”
  • Finnish: “Pöytävuori”
  • French: “montagne de la Table”
  • French: “Montagne de la Table”
  • French: “Table Mountain”
  • French: “Tafelberg”
  • Georgian: “მაგიდის მთა”
  • German: “Tafelberg”
  • Hebrew: “הר השולחן”
  • Hindi: “टेबल माउंटन”
  • Hungarian: “Tábla-hegy”
  • Igbo: “Ugwu Tebụlụ”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Meja”
  • Indonesian: “Table Mountain”
  • Italian: “Montagna della Tavola”
  • Italian: “Table Mountain”
  • Italian: “Tafelberg”
  • Japanese: “テーブル・マウンテン”
  • Japanese: “テーブルマウンテン”
  • Japanese: “テーブル山”
  • Kannada: “ಟೇಬಲ್ ಪರ್ವತ”
  • Korean: “테이블 마운틴”
  • Korean: “테이블 산”
  • Korean: “테이블마운틴”
  • Korean: “테이블산”
  • Ladin: “Crëp de la Mëisa”
  • Latvian: “Tafelbērhs”
  • Lithuanian: “Stalo kalnas”
  • Livvi: “Stolamägi”
  • Luxembourgish: “Tafelberg”
  • Macedonian: “Трпезна Планина”
  • Malay: “Table Mountain”
  • Malayalam: “Table Mountain”
  • Malayalam: “ടേബിൾ‌ പർവ്വതം”
  • Malayalam: “ടേബിൾ പർ‌വ്വതം”
  • Marathi: “टेबल माउंटन”
  • Mongolian: “Ширээ уул (Өмнөд Африк)”
  • Mongolian: “Ширээ уул”
  • Nepali: “टेबल हिमाल”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Table Mountain”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taffelberg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taffelberget”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Taffelfjellet”
  • Norwegian: “Table Mountain”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Montanha de la Taula”
  • Pedi: “Thaba Tafola”
  • Persian: “کوه تیبل”
  • Persian: “کوهٔ تیبل”
  • Persian: “کوه میز”
  • Polish: “Góra Stołowa”
  • Polish: “Table Mountain National Park”
  • Polish: “Table Mountain”
  • Polish: “Tafelberg”
  • Portuguese: “Montanha da Mesa”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Mesa”
  • Portuguese: “Tábua do Cabo”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Masa”
  • Romanian: “Muntele Masă”
  • Russian: “Столовая гора”
  • Russian: “Столовая”
  • Russian: “Тафелберг”
  • Russian: “Тафельберг”
  • Serbian: “Стона планина”
  • Slovenian: “Mizasta gora”
  • Slovenian: “Table Mountain”
  • Spanish: “Montaña de la Mesa”
  • Spanish: “Table Mountain”
  • Swahili: “Mlima wa Meza”
  • Swedish: “Table Mountain National Park”
  • Swedish: “Table Mountain nationalpark”
  • Swedish: “Table Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Taffelberget”
  • Tamil: “மேசை மலை”
  • Thai: “ภูเขาโต๊ะ”
  • Turkish: “Tafelberg”
  • Ukrainian: “Столова гора”
  • Urdu: “ٹیبل ماؤنٹین”
  • Venetian: “Montagna della Tavola”
  • Vietnamese: “Núi Bàn”
  • Vietnamese: “Núi Table”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bukid Lamesa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Table Mountain”
  • Welsh: “Mynydd y Bwrdd”
  • Western Frisian: “Tafelberch”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ ٹیبل”
  • Wu Chinese: “桌山”
  • Zeeuws: “Taefelberg”
  • Zulu: “Table Mountain”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Table Mountain”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wynberg and Camps Bay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Union Cave and Echo Valley.

Western Cape: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cape Town, Robben Island, Stellenbosch, and Paarl.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.