▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0   m ▁towards ▁the ▁west , ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment . ▁The ▁Great ▁Esc arp ment , ▁known ▁here ▁as ▁the ▁D rak ens berg , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Leb om bo ▁Mountains ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁form ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁coast al ▁regions ▁are ▁typically ▁covered ▁with ▁subt rop ical ▁thick ets , ▁while ▁the ▁deeper ▁rav ines ▁and ▁ste ep ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁valle ys ▁host ▁A from ont ane ▁Forest . ▁The ▁mid lands ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁mo ist ▁grass lands ▁with ▁isolated ▁po ckets ▁of ▁A from ont ane ▁Forest . ▁The ▁north ▁consists , ▁in ▁the ▁main , ▁of ▁mo ist ▁sav anna ▁habitat , ▁whilst ▁the ▁D rak ens berg ▁region ▁hosts ▁mostly ▁al pine ▁grass land . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal ▁D rak ens berg ▁are ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0   m , ▁but ▁where ▁they ▁form ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Les oth o ▁they ▁rise ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0   m . ▁The ▁Leb om bo ▁mountains ▁are ▁a ▁long ▁narrow ▁range , ▁not ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁ 7 0 0   m , ▁that ▁runs ▁along ▁Moz amb ique ’ s ▁border ▁with ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Sw az il and . ▁From ▁Sw az il and ▁the ▁range ▁continues ▁south - east wards ▁for ▁about ▁