Mountain
Otse Hill
Botswana
Otse Hill is a sandstone peak near the village of Otse in Botswana’s South‑East District. Its summit elevation is commonly cited at about 1,491 m (the 1999 Department of Surveys and Mapping 1:50,000 topographic map shows a trigonometrical station at 1,491 m); SRTM-derived cells report ~1,486 m and some modern sources list 1,492–1,493 m. A 2025 GNSS survey measured Monalanong Hill as approximately 1.87 m higher than Otse, making Monalanong the country’s highest point according to that survey.
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Otse Hill is a sandstone peak near the village of Otse in Botswana’s South‑East District. Its summit elevation is commonly cited at about 1,491 m (the 1999 Department of Surveys and Mapping 1:50,000 topographic map shows a trigonometrical station at 1,491 m); SRTM-derived cells report ~1,486 m and some modern sources list 1,492–1,493 m. A 2025 GNSS survey measured Monalanong Hill as approximately 1.87 m higher than Otse, making Monalanong the country’s highest point according to that survey.
Approach is typically from the Otse village area via dirt tracks; reports note parking west or north of town and walking the final approach. A local sign near the nearby Lentswe la Baratani area prohibits climbing for local religious reasons, although the Otse highpoint lies several kilometres west of that sign. Nearby sandstone hills, including Manyelanong and associated cliffs, are designated conservation areas with restricted public access except by permission from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP).