The Erongo Mountains & the Spitzkoppe (1)

The Erongo Mountains are just north of the Namib-Naukluft Park, where they rise from the desert floor.

These mountains are uniquely formed as molten magma that never reached the surface and had solidified.



Due to millions of years of erosion, it was eventually exposed.

The main peak of Spitzkoppe now stands at 5,440 ft (1,700 m) above the desert surface and is often referred to as Matterhorn of Namibia.

Tours to Spitzkoppe can be arranged in Swakopmund.