Bogenfels is a location in the coastal Namib Desert of Namibia, noted for its natural rock formations (hence the name, which means "arch rock" in German). The main formation is a high rock arch close to the coast. It is not easily accessible, due to the terrain and its location within a restricted diamond-mining area Sperrgebiet, at 27ð 28'S, about south of Lüderitz and south of Pomona but there are official guided tours.
With its highest point at above sea level, the formation is a mix of hard dolomite and soft shale.
A settlement developed in the area after diamonds were discovered. In 1950, it was evacuated and has remained a ghost town since. A private narrow-gauge electrified railway once served the diamond mining industry. It ran via Pomona to Kolmanskop and was powered by a power station in Lüderitz. It was completed in 1913 but destroyed in World War I in 1915 by South African troops.