Mount Derak

Mount Derock
Mount Derock
	View of Drak Mountain located in Shiraz, Iran
Highest point
Elevation	9,514 ft (2,900 m)
Prominence	4,605 ft (1,404 m)
Coordinates	29°41′02″N 52°24′14″E
Geography
Location	Shiraz, Iran
Parent range	Zagros Mountains
Topo map	Mount Derak
Geology
Age of rock	< 40,000 yrs
Mountain type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1841
Easiest route	Hike 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 women lying and the name barfi mountain refers to it usually being white-capped in winter, barf meaning snow in Persian.[3] The mountain's highest peak is around Shiraz and it is a part of the Zagros Mountains. It is well-known for its sunsets and as the hub for TV and radio telecommunication masts.

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

References

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.
Mobaraki, Abdollah (2012). Strategies for Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effects in Cities: Case of Shiraz City Center (PDF) (Thesis). Eastern Mediterranean University.
Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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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[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.