11+ Mountains Near Egypt Map Images. List of 1,550 egypt mountains showing elevation, prominence, and popularity Pages in category mountains of egypt the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
In the far southeast, the red sea mountains, an extension of the ethiopian highlands, continue into sudan.
In the classical era the region was known as arabia petraea.the peninsula acquired the name sinai in modern times due to the assumption that a mountain near saint catherine's monastery is the biblical mount sinai. For example, it lies next to mount catherine, which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in egypt). Devil's peak (5045 ft) is the highest summit on the same ridge and is described in the next hike. Bordering bodies of water are the red sea and the mediterranean sea.