| − | '''Mount Atlas''' (''Jbel Toubkal'') is a mountain peak located in south-western [[Morocco]], 63km south of the city of Marrakech, in the Toubkal National Park. It is part of the Moroccan Atlas range, which also contains the peaks of Mount M'Goun (4,071 m/13,356 ft), and Mount Ayachi (3,737 m/12,260 ft). <ref>[http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Mt.+Atlas Mount Atlas and the Moroccan Atlas]</ref> | + | '''Mount Atlas''' (''Jbel Toubkal'') is a mountain peak located in south-western [[Morocco]], 63 km south of the city of Marrakech, in the Toubkal National Park. It is part of the Moroccan Atlas range, which also contains the peaks of Mount M'Goun (4,071 m/13,356 ft), and Mount Ayachi (3,737 m/12,260 ft).<ref>[http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Mt.+Atlas Mount Atlas and the Moroccan Atlas]</ref> |
| | At 13,665 feet (4,167 meters), it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountain range and in North [[Africa]]. A popular tourist destination, the summit can be reached by means of a fairly simple hike. | | At 13,665 feet (4,167 meters), it is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountain range and in North [[Africa]]. A popular tourist destination, the summit can be reached by means of a fairly simple hike. |
| − | [[Greek mythology]] identifies Mount Atlas as the place where [[Atlas]] was standing when [[Perseus]] turned him to stone, using [[Medusa]]'s head, for refusing to offer the latter shelter. <ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/atlas.html</ref> | + | [[Greek mythology]] identifies Mount Atlas as the place where [[Atlas]] was standing when [[Perseus]] turned him to stone, using [[Medusa]]'s head, for refusing to offer the latter shelter.<ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/atlas.html</ref> |