Shir Kuh

Shir Kuh or Shirkuh (in Persian: شيركوه) (literally: The lion mountain) is a 4075m high mountain in central Iran, in Yazd province, beside the city of Yazd.

It is about 60 miles outside of the closest populated city, Yazd, which itself is within the Yazd province. For a traveler to this great peak a one to two hour drive in either a taxi or minibus will take you through twisting and twining roads up and down through the mountains. The scenery in beautiful both on the way to Shir Kuh and Shir Kuh itself. The transportation will take you as far as the small bucolic village of Deh-bala, which sits at the base of the entire mountain range. From here you must continue on foot to reach the precipice of Shir Kuh. It is very wise to know someone or get a guide, as well as to start out very early in the morning. It personally took me from 5 am too 7 pm from the time I left Deh-bala to the time I peaked Shir Kuh and return to the rural village. Once at the peak you will be 4075m above sea level and can enjoy beautiful views in all directions.

31°36′N 54°04′E

Mountain range near Yazd.1

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External links

• [1] Travel to Yazd
• [2] History Excerpts
• [3] sited.1