Iran Mountains
Iran has numerous beautiful mountains to offer to global mountaineering and climbing society both in summer and winter with hundreds of peaks above 4000 metres.
Mountaineering and climbing is popular all over Iran, the climbs start from very simple routes and trekking to very technical winter or summer ascents on mountains such as Damavand 5671m, or Alam Kouh 4850 m, which has a 750m vertical granite wall. I will introduce the most popular ones in this topic.
First I would like to introduce my favorite weblog, Iran Nature , there you will find useful info for visiting Iran natural attractions and landscapes, hiking & trekking nature and ecosystem, mountain, valley, and cave, forest and garden, plain and desert, lake, river and waterfall, Iran protected and wildlife zone, and many more.
Back to other Iran mountains, so far I have finished with these topics:
Mount Sabalan
Mount Tochal
And these topics are under construction , and I will write about those when I can.
Mount Alam
Mount Dena
Mount Oshteran
Mount Shirkoh
Mount Taftan
Mount Sabalan 4811 m
Volcano Sabalan
For detailed info visit : Mt Sabalan
Mount Sabalan is the second highest volcano in Iran , the first is Mount/Volcano Damavand 5671m . Sabalan is located in Azarbaija Iran , Ardabil province .
Mount Sabalan Photo Gallery by Ardeshir Soltani
Mount Savalan ; Sabalân ; also called Sāvālān
Elevation 4,811 m (15,784 ft)
Location Ardabil, Iran
Prominence 3,283 m (10,771 ft)
Coordinates 38.25° N 47.92° E
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock 5.6–1.4 million years
Last eruption unknown, possibly Holocene
Easiest route hiking / scrambling
Sabalan (in Persian سبلان Sabalân ;also called Sāvālān in Azerbaijani) is an inactive stratovolcano in Ardabil province of northwestern Iran. Sabalan is the third highest mountain in Iran and a permanent crater lake has formed at the summit. Sabalan has a ski resort (Alvares) and different tourist areas such as the Sarein spa. The mountain is known for its beautiful vistas, including the Shirvan gorge, where few climbers ever venture. ....
Mount Tochal
For detailed info visit : Mt Tochal
Mount Tochal 3965m , adjacent to metropolitan Tehran is one of the best places to practice and get acclimatize for Mount Damavand . It is one of the most popular and most crowded mountain not only in Iran but also in the world. Every Thursday and Friday , Iranian weekends , thousands of Iranian climber go to Mount Tochal for hiking & trekking and rock climbing .
Mount Tochal & Shirpala Camp Photo Gallery by Ardeshir Soltani
Mount Tochal is a mountain in the Alborz range and adjacent to metropolitan Tehran, Iran. The mountain has a 12 km long ridgeline. The highest peak, also called Mount Tochal, is at an elevation of 3,964 m (13,005 feet) and at coordinates 35.88° N 51.42° E. A seven station gondola lift runs from Tehran to the Tochal Ski Resort and a modern hotel. Tochal is a popular recreational region for Tehran's. ....
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