Geology of Mount Sinai and adjacent Countries, 267 



Highest peal^s south of last mountain, 



G. nm Khesin, in El Turfa chain, 



Gebel Serbal, ...... 



Plateau of Debbet-el-Ramleh, north of Sarbut-el-Chadem, 

 Same Plateau at Alahadar, about half-way across, at its south ex- 

 tremity, and about 5 miles north of W. el Sheikh, 

 Wadi Barak, ..... 



Mountains just south of Sarbut-el-Chadem, 



Ist Plateau north of G. el Egmeh, 



2nd Do. north-east of the former, 



3rd Do. east of do., and somewhat south of Bir-el-Themed, 



Gebel Harun (Mount Hor), 



English feet 

 above 8ea. 



9300 

 5000 

 6759 

 1606 



4042 

 3036 

 4800 

 2010 

 2250 

 2550 

 5300 



The annexed altitudes I have inserted from RUppell (R.j, 

 Schubert (S.), and Wellsted (W.) The measurements of the 

 first and third travellers, are respectively founded upon cor- 

 responding observations made on the sea-coast at Tur on the 

 Gulf of Suez, and upon some taken on the coast of the Gulf 

 of Akaba. 



Second peak from west of Mount Serbal, from (R.), 



Highest summit of G. Egmeh, from (S.), 



Extreme top of G. Hamam, from (S.), 



Gebel Mousa, according to (R.), . 



G. Katherin summit, or G. Horeb of (R.), 



Convent of El Arbain, from (R.), about . 



G. Mousa, above the last, from (R.), 



G. Katherin, above do., from (R.), 



G. Mousa, according to (S.), 



The same above the present Convent, from (S.), 



Same above do., according to Rusaegyer, . 



Convent on present Mount Sinai, from (S.), 



The same according to Russegger, 



Same from (R.), about, . 



Same from (W.), — (mean of two observations). 

 Summit of G. Mousa from mean of (W.)'s observations, 

 Same above the present convent, according to (W.), at the 



Paris feet 

 above Sea. 



6342 

 5000 

 1000 

 7035 

 8063 

 5365 

 1670 

 2700 

 6796 

 2071 

 1982 

 4725 

 5115 

 4966 



SDfiT.feet 

 above Sea. 



5005 



7505 



most, 2500 



These elevations are principally derived from Dr Robinson. 



Eng.fest. 



The range of Mount Seir above the Wadi-el-Araba, 2000 to 2500 



The mountains on west of the Araba above that Wadi, 1500 or ISOO 

 Wadi Mousa (Petra) above the same Wadi, near . 2200 



North-east peak (the highest) of G. Harun above W. Mousa, about 2700 

 The Nabathajan Chain on east, above W. el Araba, about 3000 



G. Araif-el-Xaka cone above El Tyh desert, . . 600 



