Har Shokef, Mountain summit in northern Israel.

Har Shokef is a mountain summit in northern Israel located within a national park area. The peak rises to approximately 500 meters above sea level and offers views across the surrounding landscape toward Mount Carmel and neighboring peaks.

Har Shokef was settled in the 19th century by Druze, who left wall remains and traces of farming. The ruins of Hurvat Shokef, south of the summit, yielded Neolithic and Chalcolithic flint tools and pottery from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Arab periods. West of the ruin are an ancient quarry and two burial caves, and on the western slopes lies Hurvat Rekit from the Roman-Byzantine period.

The Israel National Trail crosses the mountain and reaches the summit, where the ruins of a collapsed structure stand. The national park around it, 4,000 dunams within Carmel Park, also takes in Horvat Shokef at the southern foot and the upper Nahal Bustan. In spring the summit and the area southeast of it flower with Iris vartanii, Orchis papilionacea and Ophrys umbilicata.

Several hiking paths lead to the summit, and spring or fall offers the most comfortable conditions for the climb. Bring sturdy hiking boots and plenty of water, especially if visiting during warmer months.

The national park around the summit covers 4,000 dunams and also takes in Hurvat Shokef at the foot of the mountain and the upper Nahal Bustan. In 2005 a plan was approved to expropriate 4,123 dunams on Har Shokef and in Nahal Bustan for the park; in August 2007 a planning subcommittee left 600 dunams for agricultural use.