Things to see and do Mount Sodom

While there are no more traces of the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah on route no. 90 than on the plateau overlooking the road (Ami'az Plateau), a large pillar of salt is indicated here, presented as "Lot's wife". According to the Old Testament, Lot's wife was petrified when she looked back during her flight from Sodom. It stands at the entrance to an abandoned salt grotto (Sodom Cave), which has not been visited since a recent collapse, for safety reasons.

Mount Sodom is located south-west of the Dead Sea and is part of the Judean Desert Nature Reserve. This mountain range consisting of salt rock (halite) extends about 8 km long and 5 km wide, 226 m above the Dead Sea but at an altitude of 170 below sea level, as usually understood. Take 5 km on a very hilly road from Highway # 90 to Mount Sodom Lookout. From the edge above the Dead Sea, you enjoy an unparalleled view of the evaporation basins below. On the Jordanian side, the city of Es Sapi (Safi) and cultivated fields, the Jordanian potash plant, Jebel Safah (1 252 m, the most right) and Jebel Hanzira (1 225 m, opposite), are part of the Moab Mountains. A guidance table is available.