Willow Peak or Ras es-Safsafeh (Arabic: رأس صفصافة) is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula. The mountain peak overlooks Saint Catherine's Monastery, and is situated approximately 1km to the west.[1]
| Willow Peak | |
|---|---|
| Ras es-Safsafeh | |
Saint Catherine's monastery, with Willow Peak behind | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,970 m (6,460 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°33′20″N 33°58′02″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Egypt |
Christian tradition considers the mountain to be the biblical Mount Horeb.[2]
Christian tradition generally claims Ras es-Safsaf as the Biblical Horeb and Jebel Musa as Sinai.
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