Mount Shams
It is the highest mountain in Oman, and is part of the Jebel Akhdar or Jabal Akhdar Mountains, which in turn belongs to the Hajar range. The mountain is a popular sightseeing area located 240 km (150 miles) from Muscat.
It is known as Jabal Shams because it is the first place to receive sunrise in Oman due to its high peak.
In the summer, the temperature is around 20 °C (68 °F) and in the winter it drops to less than 0 °C (32 °F). Jabal Shams also hosts Al Nakhur Canyon which is labeled as the Grand Canyon of Arabia.
Description
The highest point of the mountain is the North Summit, which is occupied by a military base and is a restricted area. The Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, states the North Summit to be 3,009 m (9,872 ft) high.
The mountain also has a second summit, the South Summit, which is publicly accessible for trekking via the W4 Trail, marked by the Oman Ministry of Tourism. The elevation of the second south summit is 2,997 m (9,833 ft).
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A view from the top -
Jebel Shams Balcony Walkway -
View from the Balcony Walkway -
The 'Grand Canyon' of the Middle East
See also
References
- ^ www.peakbagger.com - Jebel Shams, Oman
- ^ Trekking Route 3
- ^ https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/air/5/1284/n/55 Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast: mountains or mounds - Ref. AIR 5/1284 - PAGE 55 - The National Archives, London, England
- ^ "Mountains in Oman". Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Trekking". website. Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
External links
- Travel Blog on Jebel Shams Archived 2015-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.enhg.org/field/jshams04/jshams04.htm Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Flickr Images
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081005065647/http://www.geocities.com/evertinoman/shams.htm
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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