Alam-Kuh
Sign in to saveAlam-Kūh (; also: Alam Kooh) or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevation of 4,828 meters, it is the second-highest peak in Iran after Mount Damavand.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- ʿAlam-Kūh
- Mountain.other_name
- Kuhha-ye Alborz
- Mountain.image
- AlamKooh.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4850
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1827
- Mountain.listing
- Ultra
- Mountain.map
- Iran
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Iran
- Mountain.map_size
- 250
- Mountain.mapframe
- Yes
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 7
- Mountain.location
- Mazandaran, Iran
- Mountain.range
- Alborz
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1902 by Alfred and Joseph Bornmüller
- Mountain.easiest_route
- rock, snow, ice
via Wikipedia infobox
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Alam-Kūh (; also: Alam Kooh) or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevation of 4,828 meters, it is the second-highest peak in Iran after Mount Damavand.
==Climbing history== thumb|280px|A view of Alam kuh The first recorded ascent of the peak was made from Hazarchal over the south face by the German Bornmüller brothers during their six-month botanical exploration of the Alborz in 1902.