All photos and text Copyright © 1998-2005 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com
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Note: the name Devil's Peak goes back to an 18th century legend.
(It has no sinister connotations).
The peak looks like a volcano, but is completely inert geologically.
Update: parts of Devil's Peak were burned in a fire from 28 Feb to 3 Mar 2001 (see below)
Devil's Peak flanking Table Mountain and Cape Town from Milnerton
Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain and Devil's Peak from Helderberg
Devil's Peak from edge of Newlands Forest - Feb '05
City Bowl and Devil's Peak and Table Mountain from slopes of Lion's Head - May '04
On 19 and 20 August 2003 it snowed on the mountains around Cape Town
Snow dusting on Devil's Peak from Newlands - early-Aug '03
Devil's Peak and estate from below - Sep '02
City Bowl and Devil's Peak from Table Mountain - Oct '01
Devil's Peak from Table Mountain - Nov '01
The recently burned area can be seen in the centre
Devil's Peak and Northern Suburbs from Table Mountain - Oct '01
Spring flowers and pine trees in front of Devil's Peak - Nov '01
Burned areas on Devil's Peak - Mar '01
Low rainbow in front of Devil's Peak - Aug/Sep '00
Rainbow over Devil's Peak from Rondebosch - June '00
Devil's Peak between Table Mountain and Cape Town - Autumn '93
Aerial view of Lions Head in front of Devil's Peak
photo courtesy of Kevin Richardson
View of Devil's Peak from top of Table Mountain
Table Mountain and Devil's Peak from Kenilworth - Autumn '87
Smoke and burned area on Devil's Peak - March/April '99
Waterfall at Woodstock Cave, Devil's Peak - Spring '96
Double wave cloud over Devil's Peak - December '98
Devil's Peak from Rondebosch - February '98
North Wester Table Cloth over Saddle and Devil's Peak - Jul/Aug '99
Sunbeams over Devil's Peak - Jul/Aug '99
Alto cumulus over Table Mountain and Devil's Peak - May '98
Table Mountain and Devil's Peak from Rondebosch Common - late-Spring '88
Blue Route Freeway towards Table Mountain and Devil's Peak - Autumn '87
Devil's Peak from Newlands - Jun '74 (by E.J.Richardson)
Note the invasive pine trees growing up the slopes
Wave cloud over Devil's Peak - February '74
photo by Dane Gerneke
Rainbow over Devil's Peak - February '78
photo by Dane Gerneke
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