Kgale Hill

Kgale Hill
The Sleeping Giant
View from the top overlooking Gaborone from the southeast in June 2011
Highest point
Elevation1,287 m (4,222 ft)
Coordinates24°41′45″S 25°52′04″E / 24.6957°S 25.8678°E / -24.6957; 25.8678
Geography
Kgale Hill
Location in Botswana
LocationSouth-East District, Botswana
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Kgale Hill (Setswana for "The Place that Dried Up") is a hill located in Gaborone, Botswana. Nicknamed "The Sleeping Giant", Kgale Hill reaches a summit elevation of 1,287 metres (4,222 ft) above sea level. The hill used to be home to a television repeater and is now a tourist destination.