Mountain · Mpumalanga

Mariepskop

1,947 m6,388 ft

Prominence: 844 m2,768 ft
Isolation: 28 km
Tonight: 10°CPartly cloudy · Wind 14 km/h SE

Mariepskop is a 1,947 m (6,388 ft) mountain in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

All facts

Elevation: 1,947 m · 6,388 ft
Region: Mpumalanga, South Africa
Coordinates: 24.5407° S, 30.8699° E

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3D map

Mariepskop 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.4 × 7.4 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Mariepskop terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Mariepskop elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Mariepskop weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 10°C (50°F) · Wind 14 km/h SE

Mariepskop forecast for the summit, about 1,947 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 563 m.

Tonight10°–14 km/h SEBase 18°
Today11°21°–14 km/h NEBase 19 / 29°
Sun12°24°–19 km/h NBase 20 / 33°
Mon14°27°–17 km/h NBase 22 / 35°
Tue12°30°0.6 mm17 km/h NBase 20 / 39°
Wed10°20°0.2 mm19 km/h SEBase 18 / 28°
Thu9°20°–19 km/h SEBase 17 / 28°
Fri8°18°–16 km/h EBase 17 / 27°
Sat11°20°–11 km/h NBase 20 / 28°
Sun12°25°–14 km/h SEBase 21 / 33°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 7.4 × 7.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

44.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

34.6%

Steep, 30–45°

15.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

5.5%

Steeper than 30°: 21.4% of the 55 km² view
Relief in view: 1,380 m low point 563 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 79.9%Shrubland 11.4%Grassland 8.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.7 km; 874 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Candelabra Aloe48
Wolkberg Sugarbush44
Real yellowwood29
Hardleaf Currantrhus26
Spectacles22
Purple Broom21

Where it sits

Where Mariepskop sits

Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Mariepskop downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGMariepskop satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-01-27.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,943 m at the summit; the official height is 1,947 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,947 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,943 m	-4 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,935 m	-12 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-01-27)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia