Mount Damavand

Damavand
Damavand
	Mount Damavand, the south side, Amol, Mazandaran province, Iran
Highest point
Elevation	5,671 m (18,606 ft)[disputed – discuss]
Prominence	4,667 m (15,312 ft); Ranked 12th
Parent peak	Mount Elbrus
Listing	Volcanic Seven Summits; Country high point; Ultra;
Coordinates	35°57′04″N 52°06′32″E / 35.951°N 52.109°E
Naming
Native name	دماوند
Geography
	Damavand Location in Iran
Country	Iran
Province	Māzandarān
County	Amol
Parent range	Alborz – Mazandaran
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	5350 BC ± 200 years
Climbing
First ascent	905 by Abu Dolaf Kazraji
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Damavand (Persian: دماوند [dæmɒːvænd] ^ⓘ) is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation of 5,609 metres (18,402 ft).^[8]^[9]^[a] Damāvand has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore. It is in the middle of the Alborz range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol-e Zard, and Mīānrūd. It is near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province, 66 km (41 mi) northeast of the city of Tehran.^[10]

damavand peak from Deir-e Gachin Caravansarai in Qom desert

Mount Damāvand is the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount Everest. It is part of the Volcanic Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

^ Geography of Iran Archived 2015-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Kuh-e Damavand – Iran Ultra Prominence". peaklist.org. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
^ 2009 U.S. military topographic mapping gives 18,365 feet (5,598 meters) but states in the margin that all elevations are derived from SRTM. A summitpost map is based on the Persian language 1999 Iranian government 1:50,000 mapping which plots two 5620 contour circles, with a 5628 m spot height for the highest spot on the crater rim (WNW side) and 5626 m for the highest point on the southeast side (and a 5610 m spot height in the due north position.) This is supported by GPS evidence and SRTM data.
^ "Damavand, Iran". Peakbagger.com.
^ Pona, Georgia – Key col for Damavand peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference GVP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "SummitPost: Damavand". Retrieved 28 April 2010.
^ "Home". iranclimbingguide.com.
^ "Mountain Damavand". PersiaPort. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
^ Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation

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[1] Geography of Iran Archived 2015-01-17 at the Wayback Machine

[peaklist-2] "Kuh-e Damavand – Iran Ultra Prominence". peaklist.org. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

[3] 2009 U.S. military topographic mapping gives 18,365 feet (5,598 meters) but states in the margin that all elevations are derived from SRTM. A summitpost map is based on the Persian language 1999 Iranian government 1:50,000 mapping which plots two 5620 contour circles, with a 5628 m spot height for the highest spot on the crater rim (WNW side) and 5626 m for the highest point on the southeast side (and a 5610 m spot height in the due north position.) This is supported by GPS evidence and SRTM data.

[peakbagger-4] "Damavand, Iran". Peakbagger.com.

[5] Pona, Georgia – Key col for Damavand peakbagger.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016

[GVP-6] Cite error: The named reference GVP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[SummitPost-7] "SummitPost: Damavand". Retrieved 28 April 2010.

[8] "Home". iranclimbingguide.com.

[Mountain_Damavand-9] "Mountain Damavand". PersiaPort. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[11] Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation

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