Burnt Mountain — Volcanic Panorama, Damaraland

A few kilometres south of the Organ Pipes, the Burnt Mountain is a panorama of apparent desolation that becomes extraordinary at the golden hours: volcanic oxidation has turned the rock face deep red, purple, orange and black — at sunrise and sunset the mountain glows as if on fire. The colours are caused by natural chemical changes in the volcanic rock exposed over millions of years of weathering. Visible from the road; free to visit.