Fuji-Damavand

Fuji or Damavand
19 November 2012 Posted by Sherppa

Fujiyama or Damavand this is the question?!
There is a nice image on the internet of a volcano with a beautiful lenticular cap clouds on its summit with no data about the title, location or the photographer, some Iranian believe this picture belongs to Damawand Volcano in Iran!

Fuji or Damavand ?!

If you have close look at this photo you will see a flat area (perhaps a small town near) and a lake at the lower part of the mountain. Remember there is not such a view closed to Mt Damawand in Iran. Read more in Damavand Info.

So this picture most probably belongs to Mt Fuji (Fujiyama or Fujisan 3776 m) Japan's highest peak. Fuji looks like the Iranian summit and it is so similar and almost twin sister of Damavand! Due to this similarity, some people are confused and not able to distinguish between the two volcanoes.
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Mt Damawand Iran Cap Cloud

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Damavand-Crater

Damavand Crater
17 November 2012 Posted by Sherppa

The highest volcano in the Asia and the second highest in Northern hemisphere is Damavand. It is situated in the middle of Alborz Mountains in Iran. This giant dormant volcano was formed during the Holocene geologic epoch and its last eruption was about 6-10 thousands years ago.

This young volcano is almost a symmetrical cone shape composite stratovolcano and has a large crater whit a diameter about 200 - 400 meters across.
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Mount Damavend Crater

The crater is made of nearly pure sulphur and yellow rocks which surrounds the peak. The crater is approx 30m deep mostly covered by snow and ice and forms a small permanent glacier.

Note
The altitude of Damawand is 5671 meters. Read also Damavand v Kunlun (in Tibet 7,167 m).


Warning
There is big vent closed to the crater exhaling an awesome amount of sulphuric gas, volcanic smoke and hot steam with pestiferous smell which makes problem for climbers. It is not safe to go near this poisonous sulphuric area because if the wind changes its direction you would be in serious problem.

Elevation Location and Coordinate of Summit Crater
Altitude 5,671 m, (GPS measurement 5645 m)
Latitude 35 57 19 N
Longitude 52 06 37 E
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Damavend Volcano Smoking Sulphuric Gas

Volcano Damavend Crater

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Frozen-Animals-Damavand

Frozen Animals of Damavand
18 October 2012 Posted by Sherppa

When you ascend to Damavand summit you may see few bodies of different animals just around the crater near the south peak. These frozen animals are quite similar to Egyptian mummies but without any bandages! The remains have been there for a long time, perhaps for about 20 or 30 years.

Mount Damavend Frozen Animals

There is no clear idea about the cause of dead, perhaps they have died because of some disease, sulfur gas, hunger or frozen to dead due to freezing temperature. The bodies belongs to animals such as ordinary sheep, wild sheep (gazelle), dog and wolf. Due to the cold and freezing temp at the peak and also the sulfur gas in the area, these bodies will remain for many more years.
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Frozen Animals of Damawand

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Mount-Dena

Iran Mountains
Popular mountains for hiking trekking and mountaineering in Zagros Mountains in Iran with numerous summits above 4000m. Mt Dena is one of most recommended mountain for trekking.

Mount Dena
For detailed info visit : Mt Dena
Dena Mountain Chain Mt Dena is standing in the Zagros Mountains South West of Iran. It is about 70 Km long and has about 50 peaks above 4000 meters. The highest summit of Mount Dena is called Bizhan III (or Ghash Mastan, Ghachmastan) and it is 4535 m high. Dena Mountain Chain is located between three Iranian provinces, Esfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Chaharmahal Bakhtiary.

Mount Dena, Zagros Mountains Iran
Photo by Ardeshir Soltani

The Famous Peaks of Dena Mountain
- Bizhan I (Mash) 4340 m
- Bizhan II (Borj Asmani, Seh Ghopeh) 4350 m
- Bizhan III (Ghash Mastan) 4535 m, the highest peak.
- Hera 4260 m
- Hovzdal (central HovzDall, or Dena) 4350 m
- Pazan Pir 4300 m
- Sichani ( Sichoni) 4200 m

Hovzdal Summit
Howzdal or Dena Peak 4350 meters Central Howz Dall (also called Dena peak) is the most popular peak of the mountain for trekking and mountaineering. The favorite route for this peak starts from Sisakht Town and goes through a beautiful valley called Boz Kosh Valley on the south face of the mountain. This route has a shelter/refuge called Cheshme Pouneh (or Cheshmeh Pidani) at altitude 3800 m, about 1.5 to 2 hours before reaching the summit. Sisakht City is about 35 km from Yasuj City and is the favorite starting point to reach Mt Dena.Useful links Damavand Info, Damavand Forum, Damavand Weather.

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Iran Mounts in Takht e Soliman (Soleyman), Alborz Mountain Range
- Mt Alam 4850m
- Mt Khersan Shomali (North Khersan) 4680m
- Mt Khersan Jonobi (South Khersan) 4660m
- Mt Takht e Soliman (Soleyman) 4660m
- Mt Siasang 4610m
- Mt Haft Khan 4540m
- Mt Chaloon 4515m
- Mt Siagook Shomali (North Siagook) 4445m
- Mt Siakaman 4470m
- Mt Shaneh Kouh 4465m
- Mt Gardoon Kouh 4400m
- Mt Mian Sechal 4350m
- Mt Lashkarak 4255m
- Mt Zarin Kouh 4200m
- Mt Sializ 3975m

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Mount-Tochal

Iran Mountains
There are numerous mountains for hiking trekking and mountaineering in Alborz and Zagros Chains in Iran with many 4000m peaks. Mt Tochal is the most popular non technical mountains for a summer trek.


Mount Tochal
For detailed info visit : Mt Tochal
Mt Touchal is 3965m hight, it is in Tehran metropolitan. It hase different climbing routes such as Darband, Darakeh, Kolakchal, Velenjak, ...Tocohal is the most crowded mountain during the Iranian Weekends (Thursday and Friday). Every week hundreds of Iranian mountaineers visit Mnt Tochal for hiking & trekking and rock climbing. Touchal is the best places to practice and get ready for M Damavand 5671m.
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Mt Tochal & Shirpala Resort
Photo Gallery by Ardeshir Soltani

Mount Tochal is located in in the Alborz Mountain Range in northern part of Tehran, Iran. It has a 12 km long ridgeline. The highest peak is called Mount Tochal.

Tochal Ski Tour
For more info regarding ski tours visit : Mt Tochal Ski Resort
A seven station gondola lift runs from Tehran to the Tochal Ski Resort and there is a modern hotel called Tochal Hotel. Toochal is a popular ski resort for in Tehran. It is one of the best ski resort in Iran and the nearest ski Resort to capital city Tehran, it is quite popular with the single daytrip skiers. It is the 5th highest ski resort in the globe, it has a gondola (telecabin) lift 7.5 Km long which is one of the longest in the world. It takes less than one hour from the first station to the last station by car cable.
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Mt Tochal, Touchal Mountain
Elevation: 3,964 m (13,005 feet)
Location: Alborz mountains, Tehran province, Iran
Coordinates: 35.88° N , 51.42° E
Route: hiking, trekking, skiing

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Peaks in Alborz Mountain Range
- Central Alborz Range
- Mt Azad Koh 4395m
- Mt Kholenow 4375m
- Mt Koloon Bastak 4200m
- Mt Sarakchal 4150m.
- Mt Kharsang 4100m
- Mt Tochal 3960m
- Mt Mehrchal 3920m
- Mt Atash Kouh 3850m
- Mt Shahneshin 3850m

Summits in West Alborz Range
- Mt Sialan 4250m
- Mt Shah Alborz 4200m
- Mt Khash e chal 4180m
- Mt Kehar 4040m

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Iran-Mountains

Iran Mountains
Iran has many beautiful mountains to offer to world mountaineering and climbing society for summer trekking and winter climbing with hundreds of peaks above 4000 metres altitude. Mountaineering is popular in Iran, the climbs start from very simple routes and trekking in summer to technical winter ascents on mountains such as Damavand 5671m, or Alam Kouh 4850 m, which has a 750m vertical granite wall. We will introduce the most popular ones in this topic.

So far we have finished these topics:
Mount Dena
Mount Sabalan
Mount Tochal

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 Azarbaijan Iran , Ardabil province.

Mt Sabalan: Savalan ; Sabalân ; Sāvālān
Elevation: 4,811 m (15,784 ft)
Location: Ardabil province, 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.
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Mt Sabalan Photo Gallery by A. Soltani

Iran Mountain Tour
We offer hiking & trekking, mountaineering, climbing and mountain expedition tours to Alborz and Zagros Mountain Ranges and regular tours to Mt Damavand Iran. With qalified mountain guides which are the most experienced ones in Iran.

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- Mount Sabalan 4811, Ardebil, Ardabil Provice.
- Mount Shirkoh, Yazd, Yazd Provice.
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- Mount Zardkouh, Bakhtiyari Provine.
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Damavand-Photo-Gallery

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4 October 2012

Damavand Picture Album
Damavand Mountain photo, Iran pictures, Tehran photos.

Damawand Photo Gallery

Mnt Damavand Camp3 New Hut
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Demavand Picture Album

Mt Damavand Summit
(Just Before the Peak)
Italy Team, August 2012

Damawand Digital Photo

Trekking Tour to Damavand Summit
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Mount Damawand Images

Mt Damavand Peak
(Last Break Before Reaching The Summit)
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Damawand Photos

Mt Damavand Camp3 Bargah Sevom
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