On Top of the World: The Most Recognized Mountains
| August 21, 2017
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is high up on this list not because of its altitude or popularity, but simply because of its huge historical and religious significance. Located in the middle of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, it’s widely considered the place where the biblical Mount Sinai was located, and as a result is sacred to the three Abrahamic religions — Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.
Mount Sinai is generally agreed upon as the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. The mountain is a pretty easy climb — you can take the less-steep route, which takes about 2.5 hours, or there are 3,750 steps cut into the rock called the “Steps of Penitence” which are gruelling but take much less time.
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