Eilat Mountains

The rock formations in the Eilat mountains are a mix of granite, limestone, and sandstone, that can be described as "extremely colorful".

Tzfachot, in the southern tip of the mountain range, visitors may see Egyptian land (via the Sinai Peninsula) when looking southwestward.

The ridge of the Eilat Mountains along the western side of the southern Arava Valley forms part of a 60,000 ha Important Bird Area (IBA), as designated by BirdLife International.

Notably, 1.2 million raptors have been counted in a single spring season, underscoring the area's significance for bird migration.

[4] Mammalian inhabitants include the Desert pipistrelle (bat), lesser mouse-tailed bat, Arabian wolf, Blanford's fox[5] , fennec fox, caracal, sand cat, Nubian ibex, mountain gazelle, and Dorcas gazelle.

In the background, Egypt can be seen from Mt. Tzfachot, July 2013
From atop Mount Tzfachot looking south. Israel in the foreground and in the background - the Egyptian western coast of the gulf: the city of Taba and Pharaoh's Island .