![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/252/jpeg/34t.jpg) Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/00t.jpg) Ascending Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/252/jpeg/35t.jpg) Approaching Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/252/jpeg/37t.jpg) Ascending Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/29t.jpg) View of Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (which is actually a protruding wall of the crater) from the south. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/26t.jpg) View of Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (which is actually a protruding wall of the crater) from the south. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/20t.jpg) Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/04t.jpg) Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/00t.jpg) View of Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater (which is actually a protruding wall of the crater) north from the cone hill of Giv at Harut at evening. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/23t.jpg) Descending to the south from Mount Ardon, in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/13t.jpg) South-western slopes of Mount Ardon, in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/02t.jpg) Hills on the bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/05t.jpg) A small creek in Ramon Crater just south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ramon Crater south-east from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/15t.jpg) Volcanic hills on the bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/12t.jpg) Volcanic hills on the bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/28t.jpg) Iron oxide sands south from Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/36t.jpg) View of Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater north from the cone hill of Giv at Harut. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/32t.jpg) Multicolored iron oxide sands south from Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/08t.jpg) A sandy wadi with bushes on the bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/24t.jpg) Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/02t.jpg) View of Mount Ardon in Ramon Crater north from the cone hill of Giv at Harut at evening. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/07t.jpg) Volcanic hills on the bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon, with a cone of Giv at Harut at background. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/03t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, a picnic at Ardon Creek, with Mount Ardon at background. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/27t.jpg) Bottom of Ramon Crater south from Mount Ardon. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/17t.jpg) A tourist guide Igor Pelepeichenko explains formation of geological fault of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon) in process of folding caused by movements in the Earth s crust, standing on the plateau of Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/03t.jpg) Nahal Ardon river near Ein Ardon in Ramon Crater at evening. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/36t.jpg) Bottom of Ramon Crater west from Mount Ardon, view from a jeep track. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/37t.jpg) Multicolored cliff in Ramon Crater west from Mount Ardon, view from a jeep track. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/242/jpeg/10t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, with Road 40 to Eilat, and Mount Ardon in background. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/06t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view of Mount Ardom to the north from picnic place at Ardon Creek. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view of Mount Ardom to the north from picnic place at Ardon Creek. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cliffs of Nahal Ardon river in Ramon Crater just before sunset. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/13t.jpg) Sunset seen from confluence of Nahal Ardon and Nekarot rivers in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/12t.jpg) Sunset seen from confluence of Nahal Ardon and Nekarot rivers in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/10t.jpg) One of dikes (magmatic seepage) of Nahal Ardon river in Ramon Crater just before sunset. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/253/jpeg/37t.jpg) View of Nahal Ardon river in Ramon Crater south from the cone hill of Giv at Harut. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/01t.jpg) View of Nahal Ardon river in Ramon Crater south from the cone hill of Giv at Harut at evening. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/33t.jpg) A dike at wadi Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/34t.jpg) A dike at wadi Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/35t.jpg) Multicolored layers of wadi Ardon in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/30t.jpg) Dike (magmatic seepage) in Nahal Ardon wadi in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/31t.jpg) Dike (magmatic seepage) in Nahal Ardon wadi in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/05t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view to south-east from picnic place at Ardon Creek. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/10t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view to south-east from picnic place at Ardon Creek. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/13t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view to south-east from picnic place at Ardon Creek at evening. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/12t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view to south-east from picnic place at Ardon Creek at evening. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mount Marpeq(?) south from Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/243/jpeg/01t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, a dike of Nahal Ardon Creek. The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/270/jpeg/34t.jpg) Nahal Gevanimat wadi in Ramon Crater, with Mount Marpeq(?) at horizon. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/20t.jpg) Southern side of Ramon Crater near the road to Eilat, view to the east from Ramon s Tooth, 5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/34t.jpg) Approaching Ramon s Tooth (black hill) at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/242/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ramon Crater east from Mitzpe Ramon, view from a jeep road, near Mount Gevanim(?). The Middle East, December 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/32t.jpg) A big tributary of Nahal Nekarot River and Ramon s Tooth (black hill) at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/36t.jpg) A jeep road at the bottom of Ramon Crater approaching Nahal Ramon River, view to the north, with Mitzpe Ramon Visitor s Center on horizon in the center (there is only one acacia tree in Ramon Crater in this area), 3 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/20t.jpg) View to north-east along southern side of Ramon Crater near Ammonites wall, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/04t.jpg) Mountains on the southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/21t.jpg) Southern side of Ramon Crater near Ammonites wall, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/16t.jpg) Southern side of Ramon Crater near Ammonites wall, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/02t.jpg) Southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/23t.jpg) Southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/29t.jpg) Nahal Nekarot River (?) at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/174/jpeg/19t.jpg) A trail to Ramon Crater south from Mitzpe Ramon, view to the east. The Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/25t.jpg) On the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/19t.jpg) On the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/19t.jpg) View to the west along southern side of Ramon Crater near Ammonites wall, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/28t.jpg) One of tributaries of Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/35t.jpg) Landscape near Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/26t.jpg) One of tributaries of Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/24t.jpg) One of tributaries of Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/33t.jpg) Desert plants near Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/36t.jpg) View to the west along Nahal Nekarot River at southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/204/jpeg/22t.jpg) A tributary of Nahal Nekarot River running from southern side of Ramon Crater, 6 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/10t.jpg) Volcanic prisms on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/13t.jpg) Near volcanic prisms on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/11t.jpg) Volcanic prisms on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/18t.jpg) Volcanic prisms on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/12t.jpg) Volcanic prisms on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/174/jpeg/21t.jpg) Weeds along a trail to Ramon Crater south from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/174/jpeg/18t.jpg) A trail to Ramon Crater south from Mitzpe Ramon, view to the north. The Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/174/jpeg/13t.jpg) A trail to Ramon Crater south from Mitzpe Ramon, view to the north. The Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/254/jpeg/16t.jpg) Area of Ammonites Wall south from Ramon Crater seen from Road 40 to Eilat. The Middle East, February 14, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/302/jpeg/23t.jpg) Baked sandstone prisms on a top of "Carpenter Shop" hill on the bottom of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon). The Middle East, October 3, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/26t.jpg) A stone with moss along the trail going to Ramon Crater from Ramon s Tooth, 4.5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/25t.jpg) Stones with moss along the trail going to Ramon Crater from Ramon s Tooth, 4.5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/24t.jpg) Stones on a bottom of a creek along the trail going to Ramon Crater from Ramon s Tooth, 4.5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/23t.jpg) A creek along the trail going to Ramon Crater from Ramon s Tooth, 4.5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/27t.jpg) A creek along the trail going to Ramon Crater from Ramon s Tooth, 4.5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/14t.jpg) Wadi Nekarot at horseshoe trail in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/05t.jpg) View to the south along a river going from mountains on the southern side of Ramon Crater, 5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/205/jpeg/08t.jpg) View to the south along a river going from mountains on the southern side of Ramon Crater, 5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/13t.jpg) Limestone in Wadi Nekarot along horseshoe trail in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/271/jpeg/12t.jpg) Limestone in Wadi Nekarot along horseshoe trail in Ramon Crater. The Middle East, May 9, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/174/jpeg/03t.jpg) View of Ramon Crater to the east from a rim, with a lookout place to the left. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/173/jpeg/34t.jpg) View of Ramon Crater to north-east from a lookout near Visitor Center, with a road to Eilat. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/175/jpeg/17t.jpg) Red sands on the bottom of Ramon Crater. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/175/jpeg/18t.jpg) Multicolored landscape of Ramon Crater. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/175/jpeg/25t.jpg) Eroded sandstone in Ramon Crater. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/175/jpeg/06t.jpg) Blackened stones in Ramon Crater. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
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