Mount Hermon ( /
ALA-LC:
Jabal al-Shaykh ("Mountain of the Chief") or
Jabal Haramun; ,
Har Hermon, "Mount Hermon") is a
mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the
Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its summit straddles the
border between Syria and Lebanon and, at 2,814 m (9,232 ft) above
sea level, is the highest point in
Syria. On the top, in the
United Nations buffer zone between Syria and Israeli-occupied territory, is the highest permanently manned
UN position in the world, known as "Hermon Hotel". The southern slopes of Mount Hermon extend to the Israeli-occupied portion of the
Golan Heights, where the
Mount Hermon ski resort is located. A peak in this area rising to 2,236 m (7,336 ft) is the highest elevation in Israeli-controlled territory.