page_title: Klapmuts
section_title: Klapmutskop hill and conservancy
hierarchical_section_title: Klapmuts / Klapmutskop hill and conservancy
caption_attribution_description: English: Conebush on Klapmutskop hill fynbos - Klapmuts - Stellenbosch
context_page_description: Klapmuts is the name of both a hill, and a town which formed at its foot. They are located in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
context_section_description: Klapmutskop, the isolated hill which stands over the town, is a unique combination of Shale, Sandstone, Granite and Conglomerate. Its natural vegetation is a complex mixture, due to the underlying soils. It is predominantly the threatened Swartland Shale Renosterveld as well as several other vegetation types on the other soil types. The crown of the hill has an ancient relict remnant of Afrotemperate forest with a population of rare Breede River Yellowwood trees - stunted by the unique environment. 
  In 2004, a conservancy was set up over the hill by the surrounding farms, which serve as curators of the area and its wildlife.
caption: Fynbos vegetation on Klapmuts hill.
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