Langeberg
Sign in to saveThe Langeberg Range is a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its highest peak is Keeromsberg at 2,072 m that lies 15 km northeast of the town of Worcester. Some of the highest peaks of the range are located just to the north of Swellendam, in a subrange known as the Clock Peaks whose highest point is the 1,710 m high Misty Point. Local lore states one can tell the time by means of the shadows cast by the seven summits of the Clock Peaks.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Langeberg
- Mountain.photo
- Swellendam1716.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Landscape of the Langeberg Range near Robertson
- Mountain.highest
- Keeromsberg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2072
- Mountain.listing
- List of mountain ranges of South Africa Ribu
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1118
- Mountain.parent
- Western Cape System
- Mountain.country
- South Africa
- Mountain.subdivision2_type
- Province
- Mountain.subdivision2
- Western Cape
- Mountain.map
- South Africa
- Mountain.map_relief
- 1
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.geology
- Sandstone
- Mountain.age
- Paleoproterozoic
- Mountain.orogeny
- Cape Fold Belt
- Mountain.length_km
- 250
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Physiography and geology
- Ecology
- Protected areas
- Mountain passes
- See also
- References
The Langeberg Range is a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its highest peak is Keeromsberg at 2,072 m that lies 15 km northeast of the town of Worcester. Some of the highest peaks of the range are located just to the north of Swellendam, in a subrange known as the Clock Peaks whose highest point is the 1,710 m high Misty Point. Local lore states one can tell the time by means of the shadows cast by the seven summits of the Clock Peaks.
==Etymology== The name is Dutch and means "long mountain"
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