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.
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 |
Naming | |
English translation | Yellow Mountain |
Language of name | Persian |
Geography | |
Parent range | Zagros Mountains |
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 125,000 animals.
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