Mount Peres Explained

Mount Peres
Other Name:Arabic: تل الفرس
Elevation M:929
Location:Golan Heights
Range:Peres mountain range
Map:Syria Golan
Coordinates:32.9594°N 35.8639°W
Type:Volcano

Mount Peres (Arabic: تل الفرس, Tall al-Faras, Hebrew: הר פֶּרֶס, Har Peres) is a volcanic mountain located in central Golan Heights, some 5.5km (03.4miles) east of Moshav Keshet.[1] Its highest point is 929m (3,048feet) above sea level, or about 200m (700feet) above ground level. The mountain is the southernmost of a series of dormant volcanoes that stretch up to the northern parts of the Golan Heights. On top of the mountain is a well-preserved crater, in diameter and deep.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tall al Faras hill, Quneitra, Syria.