Roggeveld Mountains

Roggeveld Mountains

The Roggeveld Mountains (Roggeveldberge), are a mountain range in South Africa. Unmarked on many maps of the region, it is in a remote part of the Northern Cape seldom visited by tourists. The range lies between the towns of Calvinia and Sutherland, east and northeast of Tankwa Karoo National Park.

The mountains receive about 200mm of rainfall in a normal year. The name "Roggeveld" came from wild rye which was once plentiful in the area. The Ouberg Pass crosses the range at an altitude of 1,404 meters. Sutherland, in the western part of the range, is one of the coldest places in South Africa.


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