Cederberg
The Cederberg mountains are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town, South Africa at about . The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis), which is a tree endemic to the area. The mountains are noted for dramatic rock formations and San rock art. The Cederberg Wilderness Area is administered by CapeNature.
Key facts
- Protected area.name
- Cederberg Wilderness Area
- Protected area.image
- SneeubergAndMalteseCross.jpg
- Protected area.image_alt
- Hikers walking a path towards a rock pillar; in the background a steeply-sloping mountain.
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- Sneeuberg, the highest peak in the Cederberg, with the Maltese Cross in the foreground.
- Protected area.map
- Western Cape
- Protected area.relief
- 1
- Protected area.location
- West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa
- Protected area.nearest_city
- Clanwilliam
- Protected area.area_km2
- 710
- Protected area.established
- 1973
- Protected area.governing_body
- CapeNature
- Protected area.world_heritage_site
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The Cederberg mountains are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town, South Africa at about . The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis), which is a tree endemic to the area. The mountains are noted for dramatic rock formations and San rock art. The Cederberg Wilderness Area is administered by CapeNature.
Cederberg is now the generally accepted spelling for the area, which combines the English (Cedarberg) and Afrikaans (Sederberg) variants.
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