Orange Buttress
Orange Buttress is a promontory in Western Cape, South Africa and has an elevation of 691 metres. Orange Buttress is situated nearby to the locality Wynberg, as well as near Oudekraal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orangekloof and World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park.
Orangekloof
Forest
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orange Kloof is an area of Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the northern end of the Hout Bay valley, just to the west of Cecilia Park.
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park
Zoo
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park is an avian, reptilian and wildlife sanctuary in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. As suggested by its name, the focus is primarily on birds and monkeys. World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park is situated 3 km southwest of Orange Buttress.
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 3 km northeast of Orange Buttress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llandudno and Bakoven.
Llandudno
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.
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 4 km north of Orange Buttress.
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.
Orange Buttress
- Type: Promontory with an elevation of 691 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.99614° or 33° 59′ 46″ southLongitude
18.3806° or 18° 22′ 50″ eastElevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)Open location code
4FRW293J+G6GeoNames ID
3363269
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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