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Thabana Ntlenyana

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Location
  
Lesotho

First ascent
  
1951

Mountain range
  
Drakensberg

Parent range
  
Drakensberg

Elevation
  
3,482 m

Prominence
  
2,390 m

Easiest route
  
Hiking

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Isolation
  
3,003 kilometres (1,866 mi)

Listing
  
Country high point Ultra

Similar
  
Mafadi, Njesuthi, Giant's Castle, Champagne Castle, Drakensberg

Mount thabana ntlenyana


Thabana Ntlenyana, which literally means "Beautiful little mountain" in Sesotho, is the highest point in Lesotho and the highest mountain in southern Africa. It is situated on the Mohlesi ridge of the Drakensberg/Maloti Mountains, north of Sani Pass. It stands at 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) high.

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Map of Thabana Ntlenyana, Lesotho

The peak is usually climbed by groups completing a Grand Traverse of the Drakensberg - even though the peak is technically in the Maloti Mountains.

The peak is often also climbed from Sani Top Chalet or from Vergelegen Nature Reserve.

Climbing thabana ntlenyana mountain drakensburg mountains lesotho


References

Thabana Ntlenyana Wikipedia