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
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.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch.
Table Mountain (Maclear’s beacon)
- Categories: beacon and landform
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.9668° or 33° 58′ 1″ southLongitude
18.4256° or 18° 25′ 32″ eastElevation
1,086 metres (3,563 feet)Inception
December 1844Open location code
4FRW2CMG+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 282699448OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairnOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata 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”
- German: “Tafelberg (Maclears Bake)”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oranjezicht and Vredehoek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ascension Buttress and Pulpit Rock.
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