Ceuta, around the town of Benzú, the mountain is known as The Dead Woman'' (), because from that direction it resembles a woman on her back. Ecology The mountain is a site for birdwatching. Migratory birds use the updraughts and thermals from Jebel Musa to gain height before attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. The Strait of Gibraltar is "one of the world's most prominent" migration bottlenecks and raptor watching is popular in the fall, though the best observation points may be north of the Strait. The shoreline at the foot of the mountain has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2019. The area around the mountain has over 200 caves that attract visiting cavers. The area around the mountain is mainly forest and is identified in the Plan for Protected Areas in Morocco as a Site of Biological and Ecological Interest (SIBE). References External links Musa Rif Ramsar sites in Morocco Pillars of Hercules