Negev Mountains

See also: Negev

Negev Mountains
Har 'Arif viewed from the east through the axis of the larger 'Arif makhtesh.
Highest point
Peak	Mount Ramon
Elevation	1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Coordinates	30°30′10″N 34°38′21″E
Geography
Country	Israel
Nearby town	Mitzpe Ramon

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 1,037 metres (3,402 ft).

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.)[2]	Coordinates
Mount Haspas	הר חספס‎	715	30°22′22″N 34°43′06″E
Mount Michael	הר מיכאל‎	737	30°21′49″N 34°43′15″E
Mount Hason (Mount Strong/Mount of the strong/A strong Mountain)	הר חסון‎	765	30°24′10″N 34°42′08″E
Mount Gavriel	הר גבריאל‎	776	30°21′25″N 34°42′30″E
Mount Dela'at[3]	הר דלעת‎	781	30°17′49″N 34°41′33″E
Mount 'Aqrav[3] (Lit:Mount Scorpion)	הר עקרב‎	835	30°37′26″N 34°40′40″E
Mount Karkum[3]	הר כרכום‎	842	30°37′26″N 34°40′39″E
Mount Nafha[3]	הר נפחה‎	846	30°41′45″N 34°45′08″E
Mount 'Ayarim[3]	הר עיירים‎	860	30°36′46″N 34°35′57″E
Mount Arikha[3]	הר אריכא‎	863	30°39′09″N 34°46′52″E
Mount Batur[3]	הר בתור‎	896	30°24′01″N 34°37′24″E
Mount Hemet[3]	הר חמת‎	918	30°36′19″N 34°42′50″E
Mount HaMe'ara[3] (Lit:Mountain of the Cave)	הר המערה‎	922	30°25′49″N 34°34′24″E
Mount Gizron[3]	הר גיזרון (גִזרון)‎	926	30°34′51″N 34°36′36″E
Mount 'Arif[3]	הר עריף‎	956	30°25′33″N 34°44′02″E
Mount Sagi[3]	הר שגיא‎	996	30°21′02″N 34°38′19″E
Mount Harif[3]	הר חריף‎	1,012	30°29′48″N 34°33′34″E
Mount Lots[3]	הר לוץ‎	1,018	30°26′53″N 34°37′54″E
Mount Ramon[3]	הר רמון‎	1,037	30°30′10″N 34°38′21″E

References

1. שמורות טבע וגנים לאומיים מוכרזים בין השנים 1964–2013 [Designated nature reserves and national parks between 1964–2013] (PDF) (in Hebrew). Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. All heights are given according to the 1:50,000 topographic map of Israel available at amudanan.co.il (in Hebrew)
3. Name given according to: "Southwestern Asia, 1:250,000 (Jordan-Israel-Egyptian Region, United Arab Republic); Map Sheet NH 36-8, Series K502". U.S. Army Map Service. 1960.