Tsitsikamma Mountains

Tsitsikamma Mountains
View east along the Tsitsikamma Range from Peak Formosa
Highest point
PeakPeak Formosa
Elevation1,675 m (5,495 ft)
ListingList of mountain ranges of South Africa
Coordinates33°50′0″S 23°58′0″E / 33.83333°S 23.96667°E / -33.83333; 23.96667
Dimensions
Length80 km (50 mi) WNW/ESE
Width30 km (19 mi) NNE/SSW
Geography
Tsitsikamma Mountains is located in South Africa
Tsitsikamma Mountains
Tsitsikamma Mountains
CountrySouth Africa
ProvincesWestern Cape and Eastern Cape
Geology
OrogenyCape Fold Belt
Rock ageOrdovician
Rock typeQuartzitic sandstone

The Tsitsikamma mountains form an east-west mountain range located in the Garden Route region of the southern South African coast in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces. Tsitsikamma means 'place of much water' in the Khoekhoe language.[1]

  1. ^ "About Tsitsikamma". www.tsitsikammahotel.co.za. Retrieved 2012-05-05.