Mount Sinai, Egypt
Jebel Musa, held to be where Moses received the commandments, with the monastery at its foot.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- Egypt
- Position
- 28.5392, 33.9750
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 1,425 to 2,620 m (1,195 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 1.5× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Desert
- Group
- Ancient wonders
About Mount Sinai, Egypt
Mount Sinai, also known as Jabal Musa (Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَى, lit. 'Mountain of Moses'), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is one of several locations claimed to be the biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the sacred scriptures of the three major Abrahamic religions (Torah, Bible, and Quran), the Hebrew prophet Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. It is a 2,285-meter (7,497 ft) mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the region known today as the Sinai Peninsula. It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks in the mountain range of which it is a part. For example, it lies adjacent to Mount Catherine which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in Egypt.
From Wikipedia: Mount Sinai, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Mount Sinai, Egypt
Where is Mount Sinai?
Mount Sinai is in Egypt at 28.5392, 33.9750. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Mount Sinai model?
The land in this model runs from 1,425 to 2,620 m (1,195 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 1.5 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Mount Sinai?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 31.9 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Mount Sinai model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Mount Sinai model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Mount Sinai terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece for history lovers, a classroom model or a gift for someone who has been there.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Mount Sinai, Egypt from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on 28.5392, 33.9750. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 1.5× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
