Jabal Ram Explained

Jabal Ramm
Other Name:جبل رم
Photo Size:300
Photo Alt:A wide rocky tan-colored ridge, reaching a high point in the middle, over a desert of reddish sand with a smaller prominence in the foreground
Location:Wadi Rum, Jordan
Elevation:17340NaN0
Translation:Mountain of the Ramm
Language:Arabic
Coordinates:29.5833°N 35.4°W
First Ascent:1949

Jabal Ram is a mountain in Jordan. Most authorities give its elevation as 17340NaN0 above sea level. It was once thought to be the highest point in Jordan, but SRTM data shows that Jabal Umm al Dami is 18540NaN0[1] above sea level and therefore higher.

Traditional climbing routes over its eastern face make it one of the main attractions for climbers.

There are about ten scrambling routes across the mountain.

Tony Howard wrote a valuable book about Jordan, including Wadi Rum and Jabal Rum: Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

The most popular scrambling routes are the Thamudic and Sheikh Hamdans.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Angry Corrie 47: Oct-Nov 2000 . 2009-03-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080327141641/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac47/highjink.htm . 2008-03-27 .