Spion Kop | |
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Spioenkop | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains in South Africa |
Coordinates | 28°39′0″S 29°30′59″E / 28.65000°S 29.51639°E |
Geography | |
Location | KwaZulu-Natal |
Parent range | Drakensberg |
Spion Kop (/ˌspaɪənˈkɒp/ SPY-ən-KOP,[2][3] US also /ˈspaɪənkɒp, ˈspiː-/ SPY-ən-kop, SPEE-;[4] Afrikaans: Spioenkop, pronounced [spiˈunkɔp]) is a mountain in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located near the town of Ladysmith, 27 km to the WSW and about 2.5 km to the north of the Spioenkop Dam, a reservoir for the waters of the Tugela River.