Mount Derak

Mount Derak
Mount Derak
	View of Drak Mountain located in Shiraz, Iran
Highest point
Elevation	9,514 ft (2,900 m)
Prominence	4,605 ft (1,404 m)
Coordinates	29°37′00″N 52°32′00″E / 29.616667°N 52.533333°ECoordinates: 29°37′00″N 52°32′00″E / 29.616667°N 52.533333°E
Geography
Location	Shiraz, Iran
Parent range	Zagros Mountains
Topo map	Mount Derak
Geology
Age of rock	< 40,000 yrs
Mountain type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1841
Easiest route	Hike via south western zone

Mount Derak (also known as Kuh Barfi^[1] or Mother Mount) is a sedimentary rock mountain in Shiraz, Fars, in the Middle East region in Iran. It is located west^[2] and northwest of Shiraz, Fars. It is called mother mountain because its shape resembles a pregnant women lying and the name barfi mountain refers to it usually being white-capped in winter, barf meaning snow in Persian.^[3] The mountain's highest peak is around Shiraz and it is a part of the Zagros Mountains. It is well-known for its sunsets and as the hub for TV and radio telecommunication masts.^{[citation needed]}

Geologically, Shiraz is a syncline valley city (NW–SE elongated) that formed between the Baba Kohi and Derak anticlines.^[4]

Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
Snow Mount Derak
Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
Sunset in Shiraz viewing north west – Kowsar hospital is visible in bottom right
Golden hour in Shiraz viewing Mt. Derak

References[]

^ "Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy's itinerary in southern Iran, 1841–42" (PDF). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM).
^ Mobaraki, Abdollah (2012). Strategies for Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects in Cities: Case of Shiraz City Center (PDF) (Thesis). Eastern Mediterranean University.
^ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ "Assessment of geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of atmospheric dust in Shiraz, southwest Iran". Geoscience Frontiers. 11 (3): 783–792. 2020-05-01. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.08.004. ISSN 1674-9871.

[1] "Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy's itinerary in southern Iran, 1841–42" (PDF). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM).

[2] Mobaraki, Abdollah (2012). Strategies for Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects in Cities: Case of Shiraz City Center (PDF) (Thesis). Eastern Mediterranean University.

[3] Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[4] "Assessment of geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of atmospheric dust in Shiraz, southwest Iran". Geoscience Frontiers. 11 (3): 783–792. 2020-05-01. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.08.004. ISSN 1674-9871.

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