Coordinates: 29°41′02″N 52°24′14″E / 29.684°N 52.404°E / 29.684; 52.404

Mount Derak

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Mount Derock
View of Drak Mountain located in Shiraz, Iran
Highest point
Elevation9,514 ft (2,900 m)
Prominence4,605 ft (1,404 m)
Coordinates29°41′02″N 52°24′14″E / 29.684°N 52.404°E / 29.684; 52.404
Geography
LocationShiraz, Iran
Parent rangeZagros Mountains
Topo mapMount Derak
Geology
Age of rock< 40,000 yrs
Mountain typeSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1841
Easiest routeHike via south western zone

Mount Derock or Deraak (also known as Kuh-eh Barfee[1] or Mother Mount) is a sedimentary rock mountain in Shiraz, Fars, in the Middle East region in Iran. It is located west[2] and northwest of Shiraz, Fars. It is called mother mountain because its shape resembles a pregnant woman lying on her back and the name barfi mountain refers to it usually being white-capped in winter, barf meaning snow in Persian.[3]

Geologically, Shiraz is a syncline valley city (NW–SE elongated) that formed between the Baba Kohi and Derak anticlines.[4]

  • Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
    Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
  • Snow Mount Derak
    Snow Mount Derak
  • Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
    Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
  • Sunset in Shiraz viewing north-west – Kowsar hospital is visible in the bottom right
    Sunset in Shiraz viewing north-west – Kowsar hospital is visible in the bottom right
  • Golden hour in Shiraz viewing Mt. Derak
    Golden hour in Shiraz viewing Mt. Derak

References

  1. ^ Edmondson, John R.; Lack, H. Walter (2006). "Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy's itinerary in southern Iran, 1841–42" (PDF). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin. 36: 579–588. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36154. S2CID 85095226.
  2. ^ Mobaraki, Abdollah (2012). Strategies for Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects in Cities: Case of Shiraz City Center (PDF) (Thesis). Eastern Mediterranean University.
  3. ^ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  4. ^ Torghabeh, Amir Karimian; Pradhan, Biswajeet; Jahandari, Ashkan (2020-05-01). "Assessment of geochemical and sedimentological characteristics of atmospheric dust in Shiraz, southwest Iran". Geoscience Frontiers. 11 (3): 783–792. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.08.004. hdl:10453/139938. ISSN 1674-9871.
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