Kuh-e Kallat (Khwahan)
| Kallat Peak | |
|---|---|
 Kalat peak of the highest mountains peak in Khwahan district | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,109 m (13,481 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°56′30″N 70°19′30″E / 37.94167°N 70.32500°E |
| Geography | |
  Kallat Peak Location within Afghanistan | |
| Location | Khwahan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan |
| Parent range | Pamir Mountains, Badakhshan Mountains, Khwahan Mountains, |
Kuh-e Kallat (Persian: کوه کلات), also known as Kallat Peak, is a mountain near Gūzūn village in the Khwahan District of Badakhshan, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is among the highest peaks in the district.[2][1]
Geology
Kuh-e Kallat lies in Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan, a geologically complex region. The rocks of the Badakhshan area range in age from the Proterozoic to the Cenozoic and include Proterozoic schist and gneiss, Carboniferous and Triassic plutonic rocks, and Mesozoic and younger sedimentary rocks.[3] The quadrangle containing the peak has been mapped by the United States Geological Survey and the Afghanistan Geological Survey using imaging-spectrometer data.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Kuh-e Kallat". PeakVisor. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gūzūn". GeoNames. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ Peters, Stephen G. (2011). "Summary of the Badakhshan gold area of interest" (PDF). Summaries of Important Areas for Mineral Investment and Production Opportunities of Nonfuel Minerals in Afghanistan (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2011–1204, ch. 3A. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ Kokaly, Raymond F.; King, Trude V.V.; Hoefen, Todd M.; et al. (2013). Surface materials of quadrangle 3770 (Faizabad and Parkhaw), Afghanistan, derived from imaging spectrometer data (PDF) (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2013–1219–A. Retrieved 3 July 2026.