Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)

Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in Maclear's arc measurement for Earth's circumference determination. The beacon is situated on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

Photo: Barry Ne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,086 metres
Description: Trig beacon on Table Mountain, South Africa
Also known as: “Maclear’s Beacon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Table Mountain National Park and Devil’s Peak.

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.

Devil’s Peak

Peak

Photo: Warrickball, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camps Bay and Cape Town.

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.

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

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.

Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)

Categories: beacon and landform
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.9668° or 33° 58′ 1″ south

Longitude

18.4256° or 18° 25′ 32″ east

Elevation

1,086 metres (3,563 feet)

Inception

December 1844

Open location code

4FRW2CMG+76

OpenStreetMap ID

node 282699448

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=cairn

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

Q55621645

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Satellite Map

Discover Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to German—“Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Maclear se baken”
Afrikaans: “Maclear-baken”
French: “Montagne de la Table”
German: “Tafelberg (Maclears Bake)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vredehoek and Newlands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ascension Buttress and Pulpit Rock.

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