Mount Hermon is the highest point in Israel at 2,236 m (7,336 ft). Its peak is actually shared by Israel, Syria, and Lebanon, but controlled by the United Nations. Israel's side of Mt Hermon is the only place that gets consistent snow in winter and is therefore Israel's only ski area. The Dead Sea, 430 m (1,414 ft) below sea level is the lowest point in Israel and the entire world. Although called a sea, it is actually a lake, making it the lowest lake in the world. The Sea of Galilee, also a lake, is the lowest freshwater lake in the world, at around 200 m (686 ft) below sea level.