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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Newlands Forest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Camps Bay
Photo: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
Rooikatkloof
- Type: Ravine with an elevation of 210 metres
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.99398° or 33° 59′ 38″ southLongitude
18.42488° or 18° 25′ 30″ eastElevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
4FRW2C4F+CXGeoNames ID
3362127
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