Jabal Sawda, Mountain summit in Asir Region, Saudi Arabia.

Jabal Sawda is the peak of the as-Suda massif in the Asir Region, which Saudi authorities recognise as the country's highest point at 3,015 metres; a 2018 survey measured 2,999 metres. Its upper slopes are bare grey and brown rock cut by steep gullies, with juniper trees and shrubs on the lower flanks. The village of as-Suda and its cable car lie nearby.

Thamudic inscriptions on Jabal Sawda are estimated at 4,000 to 5,000 years old, evidence of early presence on the massif. The wider as-Suda centre now counts 95 villages, home to about 19,861 people from parts of the Bani Mughayd, Alkam and Rabia tribes.

The administrative centre of as-Suda oversees 95 villages and serves parts of the Bani Mughayd, Alkam and Rabia tribes, with about 19,861 residents in the centre and its villages. Juniper trees cover the mountain, forming natural forest on its slopes.

The tourist village of as-Suda sits about 20 km from Abha at roughly 3,015 m, and a cable car links it toward the summit; a second cable car line connects the park area with Rijal Almaa in Tihama, about 40 km from Abha. Summer temperatures in the village stay below 15 °C, and winter is markedly colder than the surrounding lowlands, so pack warm layers. Magnifying viewing scopes are fixed at some overlooks facing the Tihama escarpment.

The Arabic name السودة means "the black one", taken from the dark juniper forests covering the upper slopes. The trees form natural stands of juniper, and the village of as-Suda nearby counts 95 villages within its centre, home to about 19,861 people from the Bani Mughayd, Alkam and Rabia tribes.