Negev Mountains Explained

See also: Negev.

Country:Israel
Settlement:Mitzpe Ramon
Settlement Type:Nearby town
Highest:Mount Ramon
Elevation M:1037
Coordinates:30.5028°N 34.6392°W
Map:Israel

Negev Mountains is a mountainous area in the north-western part of the Negev desert, in Israel. Mount Ramon is the summit of Negev Mountains and the highest point in southern Israel, reaching 1037m (3,402feet).

Most of the area belongs to Negev Mountains Nature Reserve, the largest reserve in Israel. Its area is about 1,045,000 dunam.[1]

List of peaks

List of peaks, sorted by height above sea level:

Name (Eng.) Name (Heb.) Height (m a.s.l.) Coordinates
Mount Haspas30.3728°N 34.7182°W
Mount Michael30.3636°N 34.7209°W
Mount Hason (Mount Strong/Mount of the strong/A strong Mountain)30.4029°N 34.7021°W
Mount Gavriel30.3569°N 34.7084°W
Mount Dela'at30.2969°N 34.6926°W
Mount 'Aqrav (Lit:Mount Scorpion)30.6238°N 34.6778°W
Mount Karkum30.624°N 34.6776°W
Mount Nafha30.6959°N 34.7522°W
Mount 'Ayarim30.6129°N 34.5992°W
Mount Arikha30.6524°N 34.7811°W
Mount Batur30.4003°N 34.6233°W
Mount Hemet30.6052°N 34.7138°W
Mount HaMe'ara (Lit:Mountain of the Cave)30.4303°N 34.5734°W
Mount Gizron30.5809°N 34.6099°W
Mount 'Arif30.4259°N 34.7339°W
Mount Sagi30.3506°N 34.6386°W
Mount Harif30.4968°N 34.5594°W
Mount Lots30.448°N 34.6317°W
Mount Ramon30.5028°N 34.6392°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.parks.org.il/ParksAndReserves/Documents/אתרים_מוכרזים-2013.pdf . he:שמורות טבע וגנים לאומיים מוכרזים בין השנים 1964–2013 . . Nature and Parks Authority . Hebrew . Designated nature reserves and national parks between 1964–2013 . 19 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927194837/http://www.parks.org.il/ParksAndReserves/Documents/%d7%90%d7%aa%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d_%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%a8%d7%96%d7%99%d7%9d-2013.pdf . 27 September 2013 . dead .