Kalu, Takht-e Suleyman Massif

Kalu
Kalu is located in Iran
Kalu
Kalu
Location within Iran
Highest point
Elevation4,412 m (14,475 ft)[1][2]
Prominence305 m (1,001 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates36°26′44″N 50°56′57″E / 36.4455°N 50.9491°E / 36.4455; 50.9491[1][2]
Naming
Native nameکالو (Persian)
Geography
LocationMazandaran Province, Iran
Parent rangeTakht-e Suleyman Massif of the central Alborz

Kalu (Persian: کالو, also romanized Kaloo) is a mountain in the Takht-e Suleyman Massif of the central Alborz, in Mazandaran Province, Iran. One of the Iranian four-thousanders, it rises to about 4,412 metres (14,475 ft) with a topographic prominence of about 305 metres (1,001 ft).[1][2] The peak is also recorded under the name Kalahoo (کالاهو) in some geographic databases.[1][2] The massif's highest summit is Alam-Kuh (4,850 metres (15,910 ft)), a major centre of Iranian mountaineering.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kūh-e Kālāhū (Kalu)". GeoNames. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kalu (Kalahoo)". PeakVisor. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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