Wolkberg

Wolkberg
NASA picture of the Wolkberg
Highest point
Peak	Ysterkroon
Elevation	2,126 m (6,975 ft)
Listing	List of mountain ranges of South Africa
Coordinates	24°3′54″S 30°3′54″E / 24.06500°S 30.06500°E / -24.06500; 30.06500
Dimensions
Length	30 km (19 mi) NW/SE
Width	10 km (6.2 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Wolkberg
Country	South Africa
Province	Limpopo
Parent range	Drakensberg
Geology
Orogeny	Kaapvaal craton
Age of rock	Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic
Type of rock	Bushveld igneous complex, sandstone

The Wolkberg is a mountain range in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is a northern termination and a subrange of the Drakensberg mountain range which lines up from Eastern Cape, Lesotho, Kwazulu Natal and Mpumalanga. At 2200 m (7200 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain range in Limpopo, together with the Iron crown mountain. Its Meteorological significance is that it brings along cold fronts and is a source of cold winters throughout the Limpopo province, the cold front gets transferred from greater Drakensberg mountains in Kwazulu Natal all the way to the Wolkberg. Without the Wolkberg, Limpopo will not experience cold winters at all . The range extends for about 30 km (19 mi) in a NW/SE direction north of Sekhukhuneland. The nearest towns are Haenertsburg and Tzaneen.