Thabana Ntlenyana, which literally means "Beautiful little mountain" in Sesotho, is the highest point in

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

and the highest mountain in southern Africa. It is situated on the Mohlesi ridge of the Drakensberg/ Maloti Mountains, north of

Sani Pass Sani Pass is a mountain pass located in the West of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the road between Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal and Mokhotlong, Lesotho. The pass traverses the Great Escarpment of southern Africa in its highest region, the Drak ...

. It stands at high. The peak is usually climbed by groups completing a Grand Traverse of the Drakensberg, although the peak is technically in the Maloti Mountains. The peak is often also climbed from

Sani Top Chalet Sani may refer to: *Sani (surname), a list of people * Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach *Sani, Mauritania *Sani Pass, pass in the Drakensberg linking Lesotho to South Africa *Shani, in Hindu astrology, Saturn * Sani, a village in Zanskar, Jam ...

or from Vergelegen Nature Reserve. Thabana Ntlenyana from Giants Ridge

Resources

Fresh Water Ecoregions of the World

Guided Trekking of Thabana Ntlenyana

References

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