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.