Mount Gilboa

Mount Gilboa
Mount Gilboa, 2007
Highest point
Elevation496 m (1,627 ft)
Coordinates32°26′02″N 35°24′52″E / 32.43389°N 35.41444°E / 32.43389; 35.41444
Geography
Location of Mount Gilboa in Israel
Location of Mount Gilboa in Israel
Mount Gilboa
Location in Israel
LocationNorthern District, Israel
Parent rangeSamaria
Scenery on Mount Gilboa

Mount Gilboa (Hebrew: הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, romanizedHar hagGīlbōaʿ; Arabic: جبل جلبوع Jabal Jalbūʿ or جبل فقوعة Jabal Fuqqāʿa), sometimes referred to as the Mountains of Gilboa, is the name for a mountain range in Israel. It overlooks the Harod Valley (the eastern part of the larger Jezreel Valley) to the north, and the Jordan Valley and Hills to the southeast to the west, respectively.