Monday, August 31, 2026 Search My Trip EnglishChinese
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world
Mountain

Spion Kop (mountain)

South Africa · Africa

Spion Kop (mountain)

About

Spion Kop (SPY-ən-KOP, US also SPY-ən-kop, SPEE, Afrikaans: Spioenkop “Lookout Mountain”, pronounced [spiˈunkɔp]) is a mountain in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located near the town of Ladysmith, 27 km to the WSW and about 2.5 km to the north of the Spioenkop Dam, a reservoir for the waters of the Tugela River.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

More mountains in South Africa

Explore more of South Africa

South Africa guide →