Mount Paras

Mount Paras

Infobox Mountain
Name=Mount Paras
Photo=
Elevation=929 metres (3,096 feet)
Range=Paras mountain range
Location=Israel (Golan Heights)
Coordinates=coord|32|57|34|N|35|51|50|E|type:mountain|display=inline,title
Type=Volcano
Easiest route=By car

Mount Paras ( _he. הר פרס, "Har Paras") is a volcanic mountain located in central Golan Heights, some 5.5 km east of Moshav Keshet. Its highest point is 929 meters above sea level, or about 200 meters above ground level. The mountain is the southernmost of a series of dormant volcanoes that stretch up to the northern parts of the Golan Heights. On top of the mountain is a well-preserved crater, 200 meters in diameter and 35 meters deep.


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