Champagne Castle

Champagne Castle is located in the KwaZulu-Natal region and is 11,079 feet above sea level. It is primarily made up of basalt rock. In the early twentieth century, Reverend Stocker became the first person to summit the mountain. It has a number of subsidiary summits, with Cathkin Peak (highest), Sterkhorn, Monk's Cowl, and Dragons Back being the four tallest.

Two mountaineers are supposed to have given the place the moniker champagne castle. When two brave mountaineers, David Gray and Major Grantham, climbed the peaks just in front of Cathkin, it is believed that they were ready to pop a bottle of champagne to commemorate their arduous journey. But, as luck would have it, the guide spilled the bottle on a rock, and Champagne Castle was christened in the Drakensberg's heart. Cathkin Peak was named after Stephan Snyman, a Lanarkshire immigrant who named his home after Cathkin Braes, a Glasgow hill.

Champagne Castle, Monk's Cowl, and Cathkin Peak are the names of nearby hotels and resorts, as is customary in the Drakensberg.

Elevation: 11,079 feet

Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa