Lion’s Rump

Lion’s Rump is a mountain in City of Cape Town, Western Cape and has an elevation of 334 metres. Lion’s Rump is situated nearby to the suburb Schotsche Kloof, as well as near Sea Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signal Hill and Cape Town Stadium.

Signal Hill

Peak

Photo: Zaian, Public domain.

Signal Hill, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete. Together with Lion's Head, Signal Hill looks like a lion sphinx.

Cape Town Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cape Town Stadium is a football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Bo-Kaap.

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mouille Point

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mouille Point is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Atlantic Seaboard, between the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and Granger Bay to the east, Green Point to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.

Lion’s Rump

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 334 metres
Also known as: “Saint James Mount”
Category: landform
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.91803° or 33° 55′ 5″ south

Longitude

18.40269° or 18° 24′ 10″ east

Elevation

334 metres (1,096 feet)

Open location code

4FRW3CJ3+Q3

GeoNames ID

3364522

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