Ramm

With a height of 5,689 feet, the Ramm mountain is the country's second highest peak. The peak is found in the Aqaba Governorate's Wadi Rum, popularly known as the Valley of the Moon. Most sources state that it is 1,734 meters (5,689 feet) above sea level. It was once assumed to be Jordan's highest point, however SRTM data shows that Jabal Umm al Dami is higher, at 1,854 meters (6,083 feet) above sea level.

Climbers flock to it because of the traditional climbing routes that run up its eastern face. There are approximately ten scrambling routes that run the length of the mountain. The Thamudic and Sheikh Hamdans are the most popular scrambling routes.

The Bedouin people were the first to climb Mount Ramm, although the first known ascent was by a group of surveyors in 1949, who were led to the summit by Sheik Hamdan, a Bedouin guide. In 1952, Englishwomen Charmian Longstaff and Sylvia Branford, who were also accompanied by Hamdan, made the first known European climb. Tony Howard wrote Wadi Rum and Jabal Rum: Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan, which is a useful book.

Location: the Aqaba Governorate's Wadi Rum

Elevation: 1,734 m