Bel Mountain () is a mountain in the Zagros of Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran, about south of the town of Eqlid. The highest summit of Fars Province, it is nicknamed the "Roof of Fars" (). Iranian databases give its elevation as , while Persian-language sources commonly cite about .
Geography Bel is the dominant summit of the so-called White Mountain () group in the southern Zagros. Several springs on its flanks feed the Harah river, and a mountain refuge stands at about on the route to the summit. The separate Basiran no-hunting area lies a few kilometres east of Eqlid and is not part of the mountain itself.
Name The name Bel is generally explained as deriving from a Middle Persian (Pahlavi) word meaning "tall" or "high". Because it is the highest point in the province, it is widely known as the "Roof of Fars".
Prominence and climbing With a topographic prominence of about , Bel is an ultra-prominent peak. It is one of the provincial high points in the Iranian mountaineering federation's "Simorgh" project of summiting the highest peak of every province, which has made it a popular objective. The standard route climbs from the Lay-Shekaft valley south of Eqlid; the rocky, scree-covered summit is a non-technical but strenuous ascent with avalanche risk in winter. In August 2020, a 58-year-old climber died of cardiac arrest while ascending the mountain.
See also List of Iranian four-thousanders Ultra-prominent peak
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