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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Phillipskop Mountain Reserve
Phillipskop Mountain Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 26 km east of Hermanus. It covers 2,50 km² — number 18 by size of the 23 Western Cape areas with a recorded size.
2,5km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
26 kmeast of Hermanus
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg
- Local municipality
- Overstrand
- Size
- 2,50 km² · 250 ha
- Rank by size
- 91 of 115 nationally · 18 in Western Cape
- Coordinates
- -34.4011, 19.5194
- Nearest large town
- Hermanus, 26 km east
Sources: Wikidata Q125473039 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary6 km south
- Salmonsdam Nature ReserveNature reserve11 km east
- Salmonsdam NatuurreservaatNature reserve11 km east
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve17 km south-west- Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve18 km west
- Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve19 km south
Address and visiting
Listed addressStanford Hills Road, Stanford, 7210phillipskop.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:30–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:30–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30–17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30–17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30–17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30–17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:30–17:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Phillipskop Mountain Reserve
54 mammal and 522 bird occurrence records within 2 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis12
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus5
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis5
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus5
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis4
- CaracalCaracal caracal3
- Cape Mole-ratGeorychus capensis3
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis2
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio2
- Cape Elephant ShrewElephantulus edwardii2
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia2
Birds
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer30
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea23
- Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii20
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula19
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra17
- White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis15
- Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer15
- Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla14
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus14
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica13
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa13
- Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa12
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio12
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis11
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.