Simonsberg

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title: "Simonsberg" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-the-western-cape"] description: "Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-the-western-cape" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonsberg" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa ::

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Field	Value
name	Simonsberg
etymology	Named after the first governor of the Cape Colony, Simon van der Stel
photo	Simonsberg sunset - panoramio.jpg
map	South Africa
elevation_m	1390
elevation_ref	{{Cite web
url	https://worldribus.org/southern-africa/
prominence_m	1011
listing	Ribu
coordinates
settlement	Stellenbosch
country	South Africa
state	Western Cape
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Simonsberg () is part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located between the towns of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, forming a prominent 1390 m high mountain, as it is detached from the other ranges in the winelands region. A hiking trail leads to the summit, as well as to one of the other peaks. The trail is accessible from a neighbouring wine farm.

| name = Simonsberg | etymology = Named after the first governor of the Cape Colony, Simon van der Stel | photo = Simonsberg sunset - panoramio.jpg | map = South Africa | elevation_m = 1390 | elevation_ref = {{Cite web |title=World Ribus – Southern Africa |url=https://worldribus.org/southern-africa/|access-date=2024-12-26 |website=World Ribus}} | prominence_m = 1011 | listing = Ribu | coordinates = | settlement = Stellenbosch | country = South Africa | state = Western Cape

Simonsberg is named after Simon van der Stel, first governor of the Cape and founder and namesake of Stellenbosch and Simon's Town. The mountain has 7 caves as part of a mining project for silver.

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