Jabal Umm ad Dami, Highest mountain peak in Wadi Rum, Jordan

Jabal Umm ad Dami is Jordan's highest mountain, a 1,854-metre summit in historic Wadi Rum, Aqaba Governorate, close to the Saudi border at 29°18′30″N 35°25′45″E. Its elevation matches SRTM data. The rocky upper slopes hold few rough sections, and the summit shelters the small short-eared mammal called zalem, which lives under the rocks.

Jabal Umm ad Dami lies in historic Wadi Rum, in Jordan's Aqaba Governorate near the Saudi border. Its claimed height of 1,854 metres matches SRTM elevation data, which places it above every other summit in Jordan. The Arabic Wikipedia notes a mild summer climate and snowy, very wet winters on the mountain.

The mountain lies in historic Wadi Rum, the desert valley whose name is tied to the Bedouin presence in southern Jordan. Its Arabic name, Jabal Umm ad Dami, is the form used locally and on Arabic maps. Visitors today cross the same terrain by guided jeep and on foot.

The ascent is not difficult and takes about two hours, with only a few rough rocky sections. The mountain has a mild climate in summer but heavy rain and snow in winter, so plan for cold, wet conditions on the upper slopes.

The summit shelters the zalam, a small mammal resembling a short-eared rabbit that lives under the rocks. The mountain also holds an astronomical observatory, and the climb takes about two hours with only a few rough rocky sections.