Mount Meron
Mount Meron | |
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Har Merón • Jábal al-Jármaq הַר מֵירוֹן • جبل الجرمق | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,204 m (3,950 ft) |
Coordinates | 32°59′52″N 35°24′49″E / 32.99778°N 35.41361°E |
Geography | |
Mount Meron (
Mount Meron nature reserve
In 1965, an 84,000-dunam nature reserve was declared. An additional 1,199 dunams were declared part of the reserve in 2005.[3] It is the highest reserve in Israel, at an altitude of 1,204 meters above sea level, and the largest reserve in the north of the country.[4]
Religious significance
The village of
Hiking paths
In Mount Meron Nature Reserve, there are some 45 hiking trails and routes for visitors to explore.
Climate
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Mount Meron has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot and dry summers and cool, wet and occasionally snowy winters. It snows briefly on Mount Meron a few times during the winter. There are 22 days a year with a temperature of 32 °C or higher and 28 days below freezing. Mount Meron has a relatively cool climate with significant precipitation;[11] and has the second highest precipitation in Israel after Mount Hermon.
Note: the chart is an average of 5 years so the record highs and lows may not be fully accurate.
Climate data for Mount Meron (2002–2007) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17 (63) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
26 (79) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
20 (68) |
36 (97) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
20 (68) |
12 (54) |
20 (68) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
6 (43) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
9 (48) |
15 (59) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
3 (37) |
4 (39) |
8 (46) |
13 (55) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
6 (43) |
11 (52) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−8 (18) |
— | 3 (37) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
5 (41) |
— | −8 (18) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
190 (7.5) |
270 (10.6) |
60 (2.4) |
80 (3.1) |
180 (7.1) |
— | — | — | — | 20 (0.8) |
240 (9.4) |
1,150 (45.3) |
Average precipitation days | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 56 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
75 | 72 | 68 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 72 | 57 |
Source: "Climate Information for Har Meron, Israel". Weather Base. |
Incidents
On May 17, 1911, the collapse of an eight-meter high roof caused 40 wounded and seven fatalities.[12] As the nearby hospital was closed, people from the surrounding area donated bedsheets and equipment to assist the wounded.[13]
At about 12:50 a.m. on April 30, 2021, hundreds of Israelis were trampled as they were leaving the mountain, having attended a Lag BaOmer celebration that drew an estimated 100,000 people in spite of a 10,000-people limit imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 45 people died in the disaster, with hundreds injured.[14]
References
- ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica: Mount Meron". Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ISBN 141912689X.
- ^ "List of National Parks and Nature Reserves" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Mount Meron reserve" (in Hebrew). Israel Nature and Parks Authority. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- JSTOR 23415184.
- ^ Liphshitz, Cnaan (April 30, 2021). "What is Israel's Mount Meron and why were so many Orthodox Jews gathered there for the Lag b'Omer holiday?". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- OCLC 873519965.
- ^ "Best Trails in Har Meron Nature Reserve". AllTrails. AllTrails, LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Mount Meron Nature Reserve". Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "תצפיות נוף". Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "צומח". Nature and Parks Authority. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ גלילי, זאב (May 9, 2017). "ל"ג בעומר 1911 – האסון שזעזע את ארץ ישראל".
- ^ "לג בעומר, מירון 1911: הילולה שהפכה ליללה". www.news1.co.il.
- ^ "44 crushed to death, over 150 hurt in stampede at mass Lag B'Omer event in Meron". Times of Israel. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-30.