Zard-Kuh
Zard-Kuh زردکوه بختیاری | |
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Kolunchin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,221 m (13,848 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,095 m (6,873 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 32°21′52″N 50°4′39″E / 32.36444°N 50.07750°ECoordinates: 32°21′52″N 50°4′39″E / 32.36444°N 50.07750°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Yellow Mountain |
Language of name | Persian |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Zard-Kuh زردکوه بختیاری | |
Parent range | Zagros Mountains |
![Kouhrang-Biregan.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kouhrang-Biregan.jpg/220px-Kouhrang-Biregan.jpg)
Zard-Kuh (meaning "Yellow Mountain", also spelled Zardkuh, Zarduh Kuh[2] or Zard Kuh-e Bakhtiari; Persian: زردکوه بختیاری) is a sub-range in the central Zagros Range, Iran.
With an elevation of 4221 metres, the Zard-Kuh is located in the Zagros Mountains in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran.[3] The Karun and also Zayanderud rivers start in the Zagros mountains near the Zard-Kuh. There are small glaciers on the mountain owing to the relatively high precipitation, which are the only glaciers in the subtropics outside the Himalayas, Andes and Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.[4]
Geologically, the Zard-Kuh is situated in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of Cretaceous limestone.[5]
The famous early documentary Grass captures on film the Bakhtiari tribe's crossing of Zard-Kuh barefoot in the snow with 50,000 people and 500,000 animals.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Iran: 54 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater" Peaklist.org. Sources differ significantly on the elevation of this peak. Peakbagger for example gives an elevation of 4,548 m and a prominence of 2,443 m. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ Rawlinson, George. 2002. The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World (Vol. 2: Babylonia, Media and Persia)
- ^ Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
- ^ Glaciers of Iran
- ^ Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir
External links[]
- Mountain ranges of Iran
- Zagros Mountains
- Landforms of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
- Four-thousanders of the Zagros
- Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province geography stubs