Zard-Kuh

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Zard-Kuh
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Highest point
Elevation 4,221 m (13,848 ft) [1]
Prominence 2,095 m (6,873 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 32°21′52″N50°4′39″E / 32.36444°N 50.07750°E / 32.36444; 50.07750
Naming
Native nameزردکوه (Persian)
English translationYellow Mountain
Geography
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Red triangle with thick white border.svg
Zard-Kuh
Parent range Zagros Mountains
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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 Mountains, Iran.

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With an elevation of 4,221 metres (13,848 ft), its highest peak "Kolonchin" is located in the Kuhrang County, in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province of Iran. [3] The Karun and also Zayanderud rivers originate 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 documentary Grass captures on film the Bakhtiari tribe's crossing of Zard-Kuh.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. Rawlinson, George. 2002. The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World (Vol. 2: Babylonia, Media and Persia)
  3. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  4. Glaciers of Iran
  5. Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir