Zard-Kuh, also Zard Kuh-e Bakhtiari (, alternatively Zardkuh or Zarduh Kuh),Rawlinson, George. 2002. The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World (Vol. 2: Babylonia, Media and Persia) is a sub-range in the central Zagros Mountains, Iran.
With an elevation of , its highest peak "Kolonchin" is located in the Kuhrang County, in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province of Iran.Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation The Karun and also Zayanderud rivers originate in the Zagros Mountains near the Zard-Kuh. There are small glaciers on the mountain owing to the relatively high precipitation, which are the only glaciers in the subtropics outside the Himalayas, Andes and Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.Glaciers of Iran
Geologically, the Zard-Kuh is situated in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of Cretaceous limestone.Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir
The documentary Grass captures on film the Bakhtiari tribe's crossing of Zard-Kuh.
See also List of ultras of West Asia
References
External links peakbagger.com