Wolkberg

Wolkberg
NASA picture of the Wolkberg
Highest point
PeakYsterkroon
Elevation2,126 m (6,975 ft)
ListingList of mountain ranges of South Africa
Coordinates24°3′54″S 30°3′54″E / 24.06500°S 30.06500°E / -24.06500; 30.06500
Dimensions
Length30 km (19 mi) NW/SE
Width10 km (6.2 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Wolkberg
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
Parent rangeDrakensberg
Geology
OrogenyKaapvaal craton
Rock ageNeoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic
Rock type(s)Bushveld igneous complex, sandstone

The Wolkberg is a mountain range in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is a northern termination and a subrange of the Drakensberg mountain range which lines up from Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga. At 2200 m (7200 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain range in Limpopo, together with the Iron crown mountain. The range extends for about 30 km (19 mi) in a NW/SE direction north of Sekhukhuneland. The nearest towns are Haenertsburg and Tzaneen.