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Zard-Kuh

زردکوه بختیاری / Zard-Kuh-e Bakhtiari

Information

Elevation: 4.221 m
Country: Iran (IR)
Location / Range: Zagros tengah, Kabupaten Kuhrang, Provinsi Chaharmahal dan Bakhtiari
Mountain type: Sub-rangkaian batu gamping non-vulkanik (Zagros tengah); puncak tertinggi Kolonchin
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 32.3644, 50.0775
Difficulty: Berat (pendakian ketinggian tinggi dengan padang salju, gletser kecil, dan medan alpine berbatu)
Best Season: Akhir musim semi hingga musim panas (Juni–September) untuk pendakian; musim dingin untuk ski-mountaineering (skimo)
Permits & Rules: Tidak ada izin khusus utama; disarankan pemandu lokal / suku Bakhtiari dan aklimatisasi karena ketinggian & keterpencilan
Hazards: Padang salju & gletser kecil (bahaya terpeleset/crevasse), ketinggian >4.000 m, cuaca dingin ekstrem dan berubah cepat, medan gamping terjal, keterpencilan

Description

Zard-Kuh, or Zard-Kuh-e Bakhtiari ('Bakhtiari Yellow Mountain'), is a sub-range in the central Zagros Mountains of Iran. Its highest peak, Kolonchin (Kalonchin), reaches 4,221 m and lies in Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. The mountain is the source of two of Iran's major rivers — the Karun and the Zayanderud — which rise in the Zagros near Zard-Kuh. Thanks to relatively high precipitation, small glaciers survive on the massif; they are the only glaciers in the subtropics outside the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geologically, Zard-Kuh sits in the Sanandaj–Sirjan structural zone and is composed mainly of Cretaceous limestone. The area is also bound up with the culture of the nomadic Bakhtiari people, whose annual migration across Zard-Kuh was captured in the classic 1925 documentary film 'Grass'.

Gallery

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Routes

Ski-mountaineering (skimo) musim dingin

Berat (ski alpine ketinggian tinggi)

1–2 hari (ekspedisi ski)

In winter, Zard-Kuh becomes a ski-mountaineering destination: climbers ascend the snow slopes on skins, then ski down, taking advantage of the central Zagros's heavy snowfall. It demands ski skills on alpine terrain, avalanche awareness, and proper avalanche-safety gear.

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Climbing Experiences

Zard-Kuh-e Bakhtiari (Kolonchin peak, 4,221 m) in the central Zagros is climbed as a high-altitude ascent across snowfields and small glaciers, with summer for regular climbing and winter for ski mountaineering (skimo). The videos below document experiences on the mountain — from its pristine wilderness and vast glaciers, to a journey into the land of the nomadic Bakhtiari, to a ski-mountaineering expedition.

References

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