Mt. Hermon

Mt. Hermon is the southern tip of the anti-Lebanon mountain range. The highest peak of Mt. Hermon is 9,230 ft. The highest point inside Israel's borders today is Mizpe Shelagim, the "snow observatory," at 7,295 ft. In the Bible it is known as Ba'al Hermon, Sirion, and Sion. Psalm 133 gives an image of the pleasantness and fruitfulness of this mountain.