Swartberg

Swartberg
Swartberg pass
Highest point
Peak	Seweweekspoortpiek
Elevation	2,325 m (7,628 ft)
Listing	List of mountain ranges of South Africa
Coordinates	33°22′0″S 22°21′15″E / 33.36667°S 22.35417°E / -33.36667; 22.35417
Dimensions
Length	230 km (140 mi) ESE/WNW
Width	70 km (43 mi) NNE/SSW
Geography
Swartberg Location of the Swartberg in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Geology
Orogeny	Cape Fold Belt
Age of rock	Carboniferous and Permian
Type of rock	Quartzitic sandstone
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Criteria	Natural: (ix), (x)
Reference	1007bis
Inscription	2004 (28th Session)
Extensions	2015

The Swartberg mountains (black mountain in Afrikaans) are a mountain range in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is composed of two main mountain chains running roughly east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid Little Karoo. To the north of the range lies the other large semi-arid area in South Africa, the Great Karoo. Most of the Swartberg Mountains are above 2000 m high, making them the tallest mountains in the Western Cape. It is also one of the longest, spanning some 230 km from south of Laingsburg in the west to between Willowmore and Uniondale in the east. Geologically, these mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt.

Much of the Swartberg is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^{[citation needed]}