Jabal Sawda (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلسُّوْدَة jabal as-sūda, pronounced [dʒabal asːuːda]) is a peak located in Saudi Arabia, with a claimed elevation of 3,133 metres (10,279 ft), on the basis of which it is claimed to be the highest point in Saudi Arabia.[2]
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Jabal Sawda | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,999 m (9,839 ft) |
Coordinates | 18°16′00″N 42°22′06″E[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | جَبَل ٱلسُّوْدَة (in Arabic) |
Geography | |
Parent range | Asir Mountains |
In a 2018 GPS survey the peak's elevation was measured at a lower 2,998.7 m (9,838 ft) altitude this is 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) lower than that of Jabal Ferwa another Saudi Arabian peak further to the east, at 17.928547°N 43.265528°E / 17.928547; 43.265528. [3][unreliable source?] These elevations are both consistent with public domain SRTM data.
The village of Al Souda is located nearby. The town is a tourist centre and has a cable car[4] to the top of the mountain.[5]
Climate data for Sawda (2,946 metres or 9,665 feet) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
40 (1.6) |
63 (2.5) |
70 (2.8) |
28 (1.1) |
7 (0.3) |
29 (1.1) |
46 (1.8) |
8 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
332 (13.1) |
Source: Climate-data.org |
Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula | ||
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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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