Champagne Castle is a mountain in the central Drakensberg range, and is the second highest peak in South Africa. It contains a series of subsidiary peaks, amongst them, Cathkin Peak (3149 m), Sterkhorn (previously called Mount Memory), Monk's Cowl and Dragon's Back.
It is said that when two intrepid mountaineers, David Gray and Major Grantham, climbed the peaks directly in front of Cathkin, they were about to celebrate their long haul by popping a bottle of champagne. But as fate would have it, the guide dropped the bottle on a rock – and in that moment Champagne Castle in the heart of the Drakensberg was christened.
Cathkin Peak was named after the residence of a Lanarkshire immigrant, Stephan Snyman, who named his home after Cathkin Braes, a hill in Glasgow. [2]
As is the common trend in the Drakensberg, surrounding hotels and resorts have been named after Champagne Castle, Monk's Cowl and Cathkin Peak.
The Champagne Range from the southChampagne Castle from below as seen from Keith Bush Camp
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^. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
^Dodds, David A. (1975). A Cradle of Rivers, The Natal Drakensberg. Cape Town: Centaur. p. 43. ISBN0-908379-43-9.
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champagne, castle, 08139, 32806, 08139, 32806, photo, cathkin, peak, foreground, left, enveloped, clouds, background, highest, pointelevation3, coordinates29, 317geographylocationkwazulu, natal, south, africaparent, rangedrakensberggeologymountain, typebasaltc. 29 04 53 S 29 19 41 E 29 08139 S 29 32806 E 29 08139 29 32806 Champagne CastleA photo of Cathkin Peak in the foreground and Champagne Castle on the left enveloped in clouds in the background Highest pointElevation3 377 m 11 079 ft Coordinates29 05 S 29 19 E 29 083 S 29 317 E 29 083 29 317GeographyLocationKwaZulu Natal South AfricaParent rangeDrakensbergGeologyMountain typeBasaltClimbingFirst ascentEarly 20th century by Reverend StockerEasiest routeScramble up Grey s Pass 1 Champagne Castle is a mountain in the central Drakensberg range and is the second highest peak in South Africa It contains a series of subsidiary peaks amongst them Cathkin Peak 3149 m Sterkhorn previously called Mount Memory Monk s Cowl and Dragon s Back It is said that when two intrepid mountaineers David Gray and Major Grantham climbed the peaks directly in front of Cathkin they were about to celebrate their long haul by popping a bottle of champagne But as fate would have it the guide dropped the bottle on a rock and in that moment Champagne Castle in the heart of the Drakensberg was christened Cathkin Peak was named after the residence of a Lanarkshire immigrant Stephan Snyman who named his home after Cathkin Braes a hill in Glasgow 2 As is the common trend in the Drakensberg surrounding hotels and resorts have been named after Champagne Castle Monk s Cowl and Cathkin Peak The Champagne Range from the south Champagne Castle from below as seen from Keith Bush CampReferences edit Drakensberg Hiking Trails Archived from the original on 9 November 2008 Retrieved 11 November 2008 Dodds David A 1975 A Cradle of Rivers The Natal Drakensberg Cape Town Centaur p 43 ISBN 0 908379 43 9 External links editChampagne Castle on Peakware nbsp This KwaZulu Natal location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Champagne Castle amp oldid 1106296027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
