- Kleinrivier Mountains
The Kleinrivier Mountains are a
mountain range in theCape Fold Belt of theWestern Cape province ofSouth Africa . Kleinrivier means "Small River" inAfrikaans and is named after the river in the area that mouths out nearHermanus where the range begins in the west, then continues eastward to north-east of Stanford and terminates at Akkedisberg Pass. The highest mountain in the range is Maanskynkop (964m) (Afrikaans : Moonlight Peak), and dominates the entireWalker Bay coastline. The mountains experience a very mildMediterranean climate , moderated by cool, moist winds blowing off the SouthAtlantic Ocean. Although no peaks exceed 1000m, the range is still quite imposing, as it rises very steeply from sea-level.North of the main range, is actually the higher range of the Babilonstoring Mountains (
Afrikaans :Tower of Babel), which are geologically part of the range, and even though shorter, are higher, with its highest point reaching 1167m. They are more clearly visible south of Caledon, and are traversed by Shaw's Mountain Pass of the R320.
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