Mount Gilboa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°26′02″N 35°24′52″E / 32.43389°N 35.41444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Northern District, Israel |
Parent range | Samaria |
Mount Gilboa (Hebrew: הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, romanized: Har 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.