Cathedral Peak may be any of several

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s, typically those with steep sides and towers reminiscent of a

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identifies 17 summits named "Cathedral Peak". In other countries: *

Cathedral Peak (South Africa) Cathedral Peak ( af, Cathedralpiek) is a mountain in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is a high free standing mountain in the Drakensberg. The mountain is also known as Mponjwana (Little Horn) by the local Amangwane people. Cathedral Peak ...

, summit in the Drakensberg *

Cathedral Peak, Karakoram A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...

, peak in

Karakoram The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under the ...

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