Hill on the Ridge, leading to 'Cathkin Peak', in the Drakensburg, some 50 km West of Escourt. Named after GT Amphlett who was the President of the local Mountain club, in 1908.
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'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg
- Coordinates
- 29.1300, -29.1000
- Updated
- 26 May 2020
Hill Named 'Amphlett', near Escourt but part of the Drakensberg Range
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'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg
How we know this
- 01New Dictionary of South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper
Last updated · 26 May 2020
South African History Online. (2016, September 22). 'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121971
South African History Online (2016) ''Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg', South African History Online, 22 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121971 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, 'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121971, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg." South African History Online, 22 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121971. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "'Amphlett', a Hill Which Forms Part of the Drakensberg." South African History Online. September 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/P-0121971.
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