3D print Lion's Head and the Lion's Head summit route

Lion's Head on one print, with the Lion's Head summit route raised in orange on the terrain. Open it in the generator, change the size or colors, and export a slicer-ready 3MF.

Print this mountain Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
▲ 669 m33.93°S 18.39°E 3D printed relief map of Lion's Head with the Lion's Head summit route as an orange line on the terrain.
Rendered with Blender. The tile was exported from Mini Skyline. This is not an AI image.

Lion's Head summit route

Route
To the summit
On the print
2.1 km, as mapped in OpenStreetMap
1 kmLion's Head summit routeSummit 669 mContours every 25 m

669 m of mountain, 28 mm on your shelf

The print covers 4 by 4 km. On a 160 mm print the summit stands 28 mm above the valleys.

Lion's Head model, low angle
  • True scale

    The print opens at true scale: the mountain is as tall as it really is for the print size. Raise the Elevation multiplier for a more dramatic model.

  • The trail

    The Lion's Head summit route prints as a raised 1.2 mm orange line, drawn from its OpenStreetMap route. Give it its own filament color, or turn it off on the GPX tab.

  • Colors

    Forest, meadow, bare rock, ice and water each get their own color where the land has them, so a multi-color printer shows where the trees give way to rock.

About Lion's Head

Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill, rising to 669 metres (2,195 ft). It is part of Table Mountain National Park.

The Dutch called it Leeuwen Kop in the 17th century, and Signal Hill the Lion's Tail, for the shape of a crouching lion.

The Lion's Head summit route

The summit route climbs to the top of the peak.

The print draws it from OpenStreetMap.

Lion's Head model, turned around
Turned around
Lion's Head model, low angle
Low angle

Next to the others

How Lion's Head measures up

  1. Mount Kosciuszko2,228 m
  2. Mount Mitchell2,037 m
  3. Mount Tongariro1,978 m
  4. Mount Vesuvius1,281 m
  5. Table Mountain1,085 m
  6. Snowdon1,085 m
  7. Stromboli924 m
  8. Pen y Fan886 m
  9. Lion's Head669 m

Common questions

Is the Lion's Head 3D print free?

Yes. The generator runs in your browser and exports a 3MF file you can open in any common slicer. There is no account or payment.

Is the Lion's Head summit route on the print?

Yes. Print this mountain adds it from its OpenStreetMap route (2.1 km as mapped) and raises it on the terrain. The footprint is 4 by 4 km, centered on the summit and wide enough for all of it.

Is the mountain printed at its true height?

Yes, it starts at true scale, about 28 mm of relief on a 160 mm print. Raise the Elevation multiplier for a more dramatic model.

Can I get an STL instead of a 3MF?

The generator exports 3MF, which keeps each color as its own part. Any slicer can open it and save an STL if you need one.

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