Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve
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Spioenkop Dam
Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
, lies close to Ladysmith
with Winterton
being the closest town, and is about 4400 hectares (17 sq mi). The battlefield site
can be reached by road, and the 360 degree views from the summit of Spioenkop Mountain are breathtaking.
Spioenkop Dam
Spioenkop Dam impounds the Tugela River in KwaZulu-Natal. It is located within a nature reserve by the same name. The dam was commissioned in 1973, has a capacity of , and a surface area of , the dam wall is high....
Nature Reserve KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, lies close to Ladysmith
Ladysmith
Ladysmith is the name of several places:* Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada* Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States* Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, largest settlement with this name* Ladysmith, New South Wales, Australia...
with Winterton
Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal
Winterton is a small town situated on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1905 as Springfield when the Natal government built a weir across the Little Tugela River. The town later changed its name to Winterton...
being the closest town, and is about 4400 hectares (17 sq mi). The battlefield site
Battle of Spion Kop
The Battle of Spion Kop was fought about west-south-west of Ladysmith on the hilltop of Spioenkop along the Tugela River, Natal in South Africa from 23–24 January 1900...
can be reached by road, and the 360 degree views from the summit of Spioenkop Mountain are breathtaking.