Rooikatkloof

Rooikatkloof is a ravine in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 210 metres. Rooikatkloof is situated nearby to the locality Shoebury Heights, as well as near Constantia Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Woodhead Dam.

Table Mountain National Park

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Table Mountain National Park is a 221-km² park in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

Woodhead Dam

Reservoir

Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Woodhead Dam is a dam on Table Mountain, Western Cape, South Africa. It was built in 1897 and supplies water to Cape Town. 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. Woodhead Dam is situated 2½ km northwest of Rooikatkloof.

Newlands Forest

Forest

Newlands Forest is a conservancy area on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, beside the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. It is owned and maintained by the Table Mountain National Parks Board, along with the City Parks Department of Cape Town, and includes a Fire Station, Nursery and Reservoir. Newlands Forest is situated 2½ km northeast of Rooikatkloof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlands and Bakoven.

Newlands

Suburb

Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. Newlands is situated 3½ km northeast of Rooikatkloof.

Bakoven

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bakoven is a small residential suburb in the Atlantic Seaboard region of Cape Town, South Africa. It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. Bakoven is situated 5 km northwest of Rooikatkloof.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

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Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce. Oranjezicht is situated 6 km north of Rooikatkloof.

Rooikatkloof

Type: Ravine with an elevation of 210 metres
Category: body of water
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.99398° or 33° 59′ 38″ south

Longitude

18.42488° or 18° 25′ 30″ east

Elevation

210 metres (689 feet)

Open location code

4FRW2C4F+CX

GeoNames ID

3362127

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