Negev Mountains

Negev Mountains
Har 'Arif viewed from the east through the axis of the larger 'Arif makhtesh.
Highest point
PeakMount Ramon
Elevation1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Coordinates30°30′10″N 34°38′21″E / 30.50278°N 34.63917°E / 30.50278; 34.63917
Geography
Negev Mountains is located in Israel
Negev Mountains
CountryIsrael
Nearby townMitzpe 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]

  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.

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