Mount Tochal of Iran

November 29, 2009 by winona · Leave a Comment
Filed under: asia, mountain 

Iran is one of country in middle-east with wide area of sand desert. However the fact is, there are a lot of mountains covered with ice, among others is around city Teheran, which is called Mount Tochal (3.500 metres).

Teheran city is not very high, the heat has made snow in mount tochal referred as mortal. When summer arrives (around three month in one year), snows in mountain will melt.

In addition to  summer time (around May till August), those mountainous area is snow-capped. Even in some of the areas or the mountain is referred to build as ski playground. A lony has been provided to reach to that area.

In addition to Mount Tochal, other mountains often visited by tourists are mountain Ab Ali (height 2.800 meters), Mount Dizin (3.800 metres), and mount Shamosak (3.600 metres)

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