Jabal Ram

Jabal Ramm
Jabal Ramm
جبل رم
	Jabal Ramm from east
Highest point
Elevation	1,734 m (5,689 ft)
Coordinates	29°35′00″N 35°24′00″E / 29.58333°N 35.40000°E
Naming
English translation	Mountain of the Ramm
Language of name	Arabic
Geography
Location	Wadi Rum, Jordan
Climbing
First ascent	1949

Jabal Ram is a mountain in Jordan. Most authorities give its elevation as 1,734 m (5,689 ft) above sea level. It was once thought to be the highest point in Jordan, but SRTM data shows that Jabal Umm al Dami is 1,854 m (6,083 ft)^[1] above sea level and therefore higher.

Traditional climbing routes over its eastern face make it one of the main attractions for climbers.

There are about ten scrambling routes across the mountain.

Tony Howard wrote a valuable book about Jordan, including Wadi Rum and Jabal Rum: Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

The most popular scrambling routes are the Thamudic and Sheikh Hamdans.

References

^ "The Angry Corrie 47: Oct-Nov 2000". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

External links

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[1] "The Angry Corrie 47: Oct-Nov 2000". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

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