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The Spitzkoppe (from German for "pointed dome"; also referred to as Spitzkop, Groot Spitzkop, or the "Matterhorn of Namibia") is a group of bald granite peaks or inselbergs located between Usakos and Swakopmund in the Namib desert of Namibia. The granite is more than 120 million years old and the highest outcrop rises about 1,728 metres (5,669 ft) above sea level. The peaks stand out dramatically from the flat surrounding plains. The highest peak is about 670 m (2,200 ft) above the floor of the desert below. A minor peak – the Little Spitzkoppe – lies nearby at an elevation of 1,557 m (5,108 ft). Other prominences stretch out into a range known as the Pontok Mountains.[1]
Many examples of Bushmen artwork can be seen painted on the rock in the Spitzkoppe area. Photographs of the Spitzkoppe Mountains were used as backgrounds for 2001: A Space Odyssey in the "Dawn of Man" sequences.[2][3]
- ^ "Spitzkoppe Namibia". Namibia-1on1.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Chiasson, Dan (16 April 2018). ""2001: A Space Odyssey": What It Means, and How It Was Made". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022.
- ^ ""2001: A Space Odyssey": Locations". Movie-Locations.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.