Houwhoek Pass
Encyclopedia
Houwhoek Pass is a pass on the N2 national road between Grabouw
and Botrivier in the Western Cape
province of South Africa
. The pass is a dual carriageway and the summit is at 340m above sea level.
Grabouw
Grabouw is a mid-sized town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa some 65 km south-east of Cape Town along the N2 highway. It is located over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West in the Elgin Valley, which is sandwiched between the Hottentots-Holland, Kogelberg and Groenland...
and Botrivier in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The pass is a dual carriageway and the summit is at 340m above sea level.