Spitskop

Spitskop is a peak in City of Cape Town, Western Cape and has an elevation of 405 metres. Spitskop is situated nearby to the neighborhood Belvedere, as well as near the quarter Noordhaven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapman’s Peak and Norval Foundation.

Chapman’s Peak

Peak

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapman's Peak is a mountain on the western side of the Cape Peninsula, between Hout Bay and Noordhoek in Cape Town, South Africa. The western flank of the mountain falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean, and a road, known as Chapman's Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain, linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek.

Norval Foundation

Art gallery

Photo: Allyjm, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Norval Foundation is an art gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noordhoek and Masiphumelele.

Noordhoek

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Noordhoek is a seaside town between Kommetjie and Chapmans Peak on the Cape Peninsula. Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.

Masiphumelele

Village

Photo: Beyond Access, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Masiphumelele is a township on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, situated between Kommetjie, Capri Village and Noordhoek. Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed Masiphumelele by its residents, which is a Xhosa word meaning "let us succeed".

Clovelly

Quarter

Clovelly is a small, coastal suburb in the Southern Peninsula region of Cape Town, South Africa.

Spitskop

Type: Peak with an elevation of 405 metres
Description: mountain in Afrique du Sud
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.09525° or 34° 5′ 43″ south

Longitude

18.39673° or 18° 23′ 48″ east

Elevation

405 metres (1,329 feet)

Open location code

4FQWW93W+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 899627743

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

3361164

Wikidata ID

Q31522958

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Cebuano—“Spitskop” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Spitskop”
Cebuano: “Spitskop”

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Localities in the Area

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