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Mt Damavand Facts And Figuers
Some useful and interesting facts and figuers mainly focused on south route, base camp to the summit .

Abstract
Base camp to Summit
- Average ascend Time 10 hours
- Average climb speed 800 m/h
- Trail path distance 8000 meters
- Altitude gain base camp to summit 2630 m

Facts And Figuers about Mt Damavand
By Mount Damavand Guide

Detail
Camp2 Base to Camp3 Bargah
- Average ascend time 4 h
- Average climb speed 1175 m/h
- Trail path distance between camp2 and camp3 4700 m
- Height from camp2 to camp3 1160 m

- Direct distance between camps 3182 m
- Avarage slope angle 21.8 deg
- Max slope angle 33.3 deg ( from 3807 m to 3861 m )
- Min slope angle 11.5 deg ( from 3095 m to 3115 m )

Camp3 Bargah to Summit
- Average ascend time 6 h
- Average climb speed 55o m/h
- Trail path distance between camp3 and summit 3300 m
- Height from camp3 to summit 1470 m

- Direct distance between camp3 and summit 2687 m
- Avarage slope angle 31 deg
- Max slope angle 39 deg ( from 4910 m t0 4973 m )
- Min slope angle 12.7 deg ( from 5522 m to 5544 m )

Over All Measurements
For Base camp to Summit
- Average ascend time 10 h
- Average climb speed 800 m/h
- Trail path distance between camp2 Base and summit 8000 meters

- Direct distance between camp2 Base and summit 5840 m
- Avarage slope angle 26.76 deg
- Max slope angle 39 deg ( from 4910 m t0 4973 m )
- Min slope angle 11.5 deg ( from 3095 m to 3115 m )

- Camp1 Polour Altitude 2270 m
- Camp1 Reineh Altitude 2070 m
- Camp2 Altitude 3040 m
- Camp3 Altitude 4200 m
- Mt Damavand Summit Altitude 5671 m

- Camp1 Polour to Camp2 Base distance 17.7 Km
( 11.3 Km asphalt road + 6.4 Km gravel road )
- Tehran ( Serah TehranPars ) to Camp1 Polour distance 73 Km
- Tehran IKA Airport to Camp1 Polour distance 133 Km

- Because of its accessibility by car, distance between camp1 and camp2 base is excluded in some measurements.
- Different equipments like hand held GPS, softwares and some available maps are used in these measurements and I hope it is accurate enough to some extent.

Quick Facts
Farsi Name:
Koh Damavand alternate Donbalvand , Dood koh ,Koh Damawand

English Name:
Mount Damavand or Volcano Damavand, Damavand Volcano
Alternate Spell:
Mount Damawand , Damawand , Demavand , Demavend....

Location and Coordinate
central Alborz range mountains Iran 80 Km North- East of Tehran

Altitude: 5,671 m - 18,605 ft see also GPS Landmark
Latitude: 35° 57' 19" N
Longitude: 52° 06' 36" E

Best place to get info : Mount Damavand Guide
Best Climbing Time: 10 June To 20 August
Best Climbing Side: South face

Best Climbing Program: 2 or 3 days
Best Start point: Polour, a small village at the south side of the Damavand
First Climbs : We believe there has been may unrecorded climbs in ancient years

First Recorded Climbed: 1837 by W.T Thomson
Status: not active also see: Volcanic Activity of Damavand
Most Recent Eruption: None on record
Nearest International Airport: MehrAbad or IKA Airport Teheran, Iran

5671m
Damavand
Summit of Iran
Summit of Middle East
Highest Volcano in Asia and Europe
Second Highest Volcano in The North Hemisphere

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