Lower Cable Station

Lower Cable Station is an aerial lift in Western Cape, South Africa. Lower Cable Station is situated nearby to the tourism office Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Kloof Corner.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lion’s Head and Molteno Dam.

Lion’s Head

Peak

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to the city of Cape Town and is part of the Table Mountain National Park.

Molteno Dam

Reservoir

Photo: AerialcamSA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.

De Waal Park

Park

Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers. De Waal Park is situated 1½ km northeast of Lower Cable Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjezicht and Camps Bay.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Lower Cable Station

Type: Aerial lift
Categories: building, station, and transportation
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.94839° or 33° 56′ 54″ south

Longitude

18.40321° or 18° 24′ 12″ east

Open location code

4FRW3C23+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28198399

OpenStreetMap feature

aerialway=station

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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