Constantiaberg from the east. Just visible at the summit is the radio mast. Elephant's Eye cave appears as a black dot on the left. Note the ancient, slightly tilted strata of the sandstones of the Table Mountain Group.
Constantiaberg, Devil's Peak and Table Mountain are the highest mountains in the range that stretches from Table Mountain all the way to Cape Point. The range, made up of resistant sandstones of the Table Mountain Group, dominates the southern suburbs of the city on the verge of the Cape Flats.
The lower eastern slopes of Constantiaberg are covered by the commercial pine and gum plantations of Tokai forest, and are crisscrossed with hiking trails and gravel roads that are used for harvesting the trees. The forest is popular for walking, running and mountain biking.
The western slopes of the mountain overlook the magnificent scenery of Hout Bay.
A tarred road leads to the summit of Constantiaberg, where an important VHF mast is located 34°03′17.78″S18°23′10.77″E / 34.0549389°S 18.3863250°E / -34.0549389; 18.3863250. The mast is about 100 m high and is visible for perhaps 80 kilometers in any direction. It was constructed in the 1960s and is used to transmit signals for many local television and radio channels, and also to support cellular networks. The South African Weather Service has a radar installation at the summit.
Elephant's Eye Cave, as seen from the fire lookout station
Constantiaberg is home to a variety of bird and plant species. The mountain is covered mainly by fynbos, a botanical biome native to the Western Cape. The specific vegetation type of the mountain is Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to the city of Cape Town - occurring nowhere else in the world.
Elephant's Eye cave, a popular hiking destination, is the mountain's biggest feature after the mast. This is visible near the southern end of the mountain when viewed from the Cape Flats. Elephant's Eye is so named because the eastern profile of the mountain resembles an elephant (the range that continues toward Cape Point being the trunk).
External links
"Constantiaberg Bridge Club". South Africa's official tourism website. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
. Chasek. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
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constantiaberg, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Constantiaberg news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Constantiaberg is a large whalebacked mountain that forms part of the mountainous spine of the Cape Peninsula in Table Mountain National Park Cape Town South Africa It lies about 7 km south of Table Mountain on the southern side of Constantia Nek The mountain is 927 m high It is not known who first ascended the peak ConstantiabergConstantiaberg from the east Just visible at the summit is the radio mast Elephant s Eye cave appears as a black dot on the left Note the ancient slightly tilted strata of the sandstones of the Table Mountain Group Highest pointElevation927 m 3 041 ft Coordinates34 03 15 S 18 23 8 E 34 05417 S 18 38556 E 34 05417 18 38556 Coordinates 34 03 15 S 18 23 8 E 34 05417 S 18 38556 E 34 05417 18 38556GeographyLocationCape Town South AfricaGeologyAge of rockSilurian OrdovicianMountain typeSandstoneClimbingEasiest routeSilvermine Nature ReserveConstantiaberg Devil s Peak and Table Mountain are the highest mountains in the range that stretches from Table Mountain all the way to Cape Point The range made up of resistant sandstones of the Table Mountain Group dominates the southern suburbs of the city on the verge of the Cape Flats The lower eastern slopes of Constantiaberg are covered by the commercial pine and gum plantations of Tokai forest and are crisscrossed with hiking trails and gravel roads that are used for harvesting the trees The forest is popular for walking running and mountain biking The western slopes of the mountain overlook the magnificent scenery of Hout Bay A tarred road leads to the summit of Constantiaberg where an important VHF mast is located 34 03 17 78 S 18 23 10 77 E 34 0549389 S 18 3863250 E 34 0549389 18 3863250 The mast is about 100 m high and is visible for perhaps 80 kilometers in any direction It was constructed in the 1960s and is used to transmit signals for many local television and radio channels and also to support cellular networks The South African Weather Service has a radar installation at the summit Elephant s Eye Cave as seen from the fire lookout station Constantiaberg is home to a variety of bird and plant species The mountain is covered mainly by fynbos a botanical biome native to the Western Cape The specific vegetation type of the mountain is Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos an endangered vegetation type that is endemic to the city of Cape Town occurring nowhere else in the world Elephant s Eye cave a popular hiking destination is the mountain s biggest feature after the mast This is visible near the southern end of the mountain when viewed from the Cape Flats Elephant s Eye is so named because the eastern profile of the mountain resembles an elephant the range that continues toward Cape Point being the trunk External links Edit Constantiaberg Bridge Club South Africa s official tourism website Retrieved 3 March 2010 Constantiaberg Chasek Archived from the original on 12 September 2011 Retrieved 3 March 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Constantiaberg amp oldid 1003655571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
