The largest makhtesh in the Negev, Makhtesh Ramon is at the center of two large nature reserves, Har Hanegev and Matsuk Hatsinim. Makhtesh Ramon is 40km long and 9km across at its widest point. Mt. Ramon, the highest peak in the Negev(1,037 meters above sea level), towers over the southwestern corner of the Makhtesh. Makhtesh Ramon is cut into the Ramon Ridge, a large anticline. Similar to the other ridges in the northern Negev, the 80km long Ramon Ridge runs from southwest (the area of Wadi Lotz on the Egyptian border) to northeast (the ‘Arava)
Makhtesh Ramon
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