| Mount Lebanon | |
|---|---|
| جبل لبنان | |
 Mount Lebanon in the Bsharri District | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Qurnat as Sawda' |
| Elevation | 3,088 m (10,131 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°18′N 36°07′E / 34.300°N 36.117°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Lebanon | |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Lebanon (Arabic: جَبَل لُبْنَان, romanized: jabal lubnān, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʒabal lɪbˈneːn]; Syriac: ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, romanized: ṭūr leḇnān, Western Syriac pronunciation: [tˤur lewˈnɔn]; Latin: Libanus) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It is about 170 km (110 mi) long[1] and averages above 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in elevation, with its peak at 3,088 m (10,131 ft). The range provides a typical alpine climate year-round.[2]
Mount Lebanon is well-known for its snow-covered mountains, home to surviving Lebanese cedar forests and diverse high-altitude flora and fauna. The name Lebanon itself originates from the white, snow-covered tops of this mountain range.[3]
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- ^ Najem, Tom; Amore, Roy C.; Abu Khalil, As'ad (2021). Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (2nd ed.). Lanham Boulder New York London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-5381-2043-9.