Protected heritage site · Gauteng
Sterkfontein
Sterkfontein is a protected heritage site in Gauteng, about 38 km north-west of Johannesburg.
—km² recorded size
—year established
1 481 melevation of the point
38 kmnorth-west of Johannesburg
Facts
- Type
- Protected heritage site (protected area, archaeological site)
- Province
- Gauteng
- Local municipality
- Mogale City
- Elevation
- 1 481 m
- Designations
- national heritage site of South Africa
- Part of
- Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
- Coordinates
- -26.0160, 27.7346
- Nearest large town
- Johannesburg, 38 km north-west
- Wikipedia articles
- 30 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q1476862 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
Coopers CaveProtected heritage site · 0 km²1 km east- Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site · 0 km²2 km south-west
- Minnaar's CavesProtected heritage site · 0 km²5 km north-east
DrimolenProtected heritage site · 0 km²6 km north
Plovers LakeProtected heritage site · 0 km²6 km north-east- Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve7 km south
Address and visiting
Listed addressKromdraai Rd, Johannesburgsterkfonteincaves.wits.ac.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | not listed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | not listed |
| Wednesday | not listed |
| Thursday | 09:00–16:00 |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | not listed |
| Sunday | not listed |
Only the days shown were listed, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Sterkfontein
662 mammal and 822 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Australopithecus robustus18
- Black-backed JackalCanis mesomelas11
- LeopardPanthera pardus11
- Plains ZebraEquus quagga8
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis8
- Brown HyenaHyaena brunnea7
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx7
- Procavia transvaalensis7
- Equus capensis7
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus6
- Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocuta6
- SteenbokRaphicerus campestris5
- LionPanthera leo5
- Southern ReedbuckRedunca arundinum4
Birds
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus152
- Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor40
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris36
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis31
- Mocking Cliff ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris20
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens19
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus16
- Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus16
- Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus15
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali13
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio13
- Pied CrowCorvus albus11
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens11
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus11
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.