Mount Derak
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Mount Derak | |
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![]() 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.
- Mountains of Iran
- Landforms of Fars Province