Mount Hermon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Hermon |
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| Arabic: Jabal ash-Shaykh Hebrew: Har Hermon |
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Mount Hermon, viewed from Mount Bental in the Golan Heights
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,814 m (9,232 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,804 m (5,919 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
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| Location | Syria Lebanon Israel |
| Parent range | Anti-Lebanon mountain range |
Mount Hermon (Arabic: جبل الشيخ, Jabal al-Shaykh, "Mountain of the Chief"; Hebrew: הר חרמון, Har Hermon, "Mount Hermon") is a very high mountain cluster in the Eastern Lebanon Mountain Range. Its summit sits on the border between Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. At 2,814 m (9,232 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point in Syria. The southern slopes of Mount Hermon extend into the Israeli part of the Golan Heights. Most of the mountain peaks are snowy in the winter.
Images for kids
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The Mount Hermon ski resort on the southeastern slopes of the mountain
See also
In Spanish: Monte Hermón para niños
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