Steenkampsberg | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Die Berg[1] |
Elevation | 2,332 m (7,651 ft) |
Coordinates | 25°12′34″S 30°9′55″E / 25.20944°S 30.16528°E[2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 170 km (110 mi) NE/SW |
Width | 80 km (50 mi) NW/SE |
Geography | |
near Lydenburg | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Kaapvaal craton |
Age of rock | Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic |
Type of rock | Bushveld igneous complex, sandstone |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From the towns of Dullstroom or Belfast |
Steenkampsberg (Afrikaans: Steenkampsberge) is a South African mountain in the Dullstroom - Belfast district of Mpumalanga Province. The mountain ranges between 1,700 and 2,274 metres in altitude, and is covered largely by high-altitude grassland, broken in places by rocky outcrops. The northern slope of the mountain is drained by the Groot-Dwarsrivier, which enters a deep linear valley, to eventually join the Steelpoort River. The mountain is traversed from west to east by the R577 road (De Berg Pass).