Devil's Peak (Cape Town)
Mountain peak in Cape Town, South Africa
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Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.
The central districts of Cape Town are located within this natural amphitheatre. The city grew out of a settlement founded on the shore below the mountains in 1652 by Jan van Riebeeck, for the Dutch East India Company. Some of the first farms in the Cape were established on the slopes of Devil's Peak, along the Liesbeek River.
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Table Mountain National Park
Nature conservation area on the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa
1.2 mi away
Vredehoek
Suburb of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa
1.4 mi away
Newlands Forest
Conservancy area in Cape Town, South Africa
1.1 mi away
Rhodes Memorial
Memorial to Cecil Rhodes in South Africa
1.1 mi away
Groote Schuur
Historical estate in Cape Town, now a museum
1.6 mi away
Mostert's Mill
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