Kuh-e Hazar

Hazaran (Hazar, Hezar) is the name of a massif in Kerman Province, Iran, that is an outlier of the Zagros Mountains to the east. It is the tallest peak in Kerman Province, standing at 4500 meters. The Jebal Barez chain is a continuation of the Jebal Barez series to the southeast. In the Bid Khan area, the Halil River rises. Kerman, Bardsir, Sirjan, Baft, Jiroft, and Bam are all located in the vicinity of the massif.

Mount Hazar or Hazaran, composed primarily of Eocene andesite and pyroclastic rocks, is located in the Sahand-Bazman volcanic range or belt, a mountain range formed primarily during Eocene volcanism and extending approximately from Sahand Volcano in the north-west of Iran to Bazman Volcano in the south-east of Iran.

The greatest times to climb this mountain area are in the mid-spring and early fall when most of the climbing sections will be quite hot. In the summer (mid-July to mid-September), however, there are other climbing options: Pole-khab, band-e-yakhchal,..., and, most notably, Alam Kooh, Iran's gold standard.

Height: 14,764 feet

Location: Central Iranian Plateau, Kerman Province, Iran