Mafadi
| Maifadi | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,446.1 m (11,306 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point List of mountains in South Africa |
| Coordinates | 29°12′08.4″S 29°21′25.5″E / 29.202333°S 29.357083°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | South Africa and Lesotho |
| Parent range | Drakensberg |
Maifadi is a peak on the border of South Africa and Lesotho. At a height of 3,446.1 metres (11,306 ft), it is the highest mountain in the nation of South Africa, but is lower than Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest peak in Lesotho which is, at 3,482 metres (11,424 ft), the highest point in Southern Africa.
By the Himalayan definition of a mountain, being a summit with at least 7% topographic prominence relative to height, Maifadi is not in fact a mountain summit, but rather a subsidiary summit of Makheka in Lesotho. By this definition, Champagne Castle is the highest mountain summit in South Africa, although Maifadi is unquestionably the highest point in South Africa.