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Cogmanskloof Pass
Cogmanskloof Pass is a mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa, on the R62 (South Africa), R62 provincial road over the Langeberg between Ashton, Western Cape, Ashton in the Boland, Western Cape, Boland and Montagu, Western Cape, Montagu in the Little Karoo. The pass was built by Thomas Charles John Bain and completed in 1877 as one of the first routes inland through that mountain range. History The first pass was a rough wagon trail following the course of the Kingna river through the gorge, crossing that river several times and periodically suffering from flood closures. Bain's team began work in 1873 and the new pass was opened on February 28, 1887 at a cost of £12,000. The route was paved in 1931, and features a 15-m-long, 5-m-high tunnel through the hill known as Kalkoenkrans, atop which the ruins of a fort from the Second Boer War remain visible today. Today The modern highway was completed in 1953. Sources * ''Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, vol. 3'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two volcanic peaks or created by erosion from water or wind. Overview Mountain passes make use of a gap (landform), gap, saddle (landform), saddle, col or notch (landform), notch. A topographic saddle is analogous to the mathematical concept of a saddle surface, with a saddle point marking the highest point between two valleys and the lowest point along a ridge. On a topographic map, passes are characterized by contour lines with an hourglass shape, which indicates a low spot between two higher points. In the high mountains, a difference of between the summit and the mountain is defined as a mountain pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
