Koh-i-Chiltan
| Koh-i-Chiltan | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,194 m (10,479 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pakistan |
Coordinates: 30°56′N 66°49′E / 30.933°N 66.817°E
Koh-i-Chiltan, Chiltan Mount, is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
Koh-i-Chiltan is the summit of a steep, rocky mountain called Chiltan or Chehel-Tan (Persian/Balochi: 'Forty Bodies'). 'Lwarrh Saar' is the highest peak of Chiltan mountains range at 3,194 metres (10,479 ft), it is the third highest peak of Quetta after Zarghoon Ghar and Koh-i-Takatu, and fifth highest peak of Balochistan.
Koh-i-Chiltan is said to be haunted. A local story about the mountain tells the tale:
The type section is chiltan ranges, the formation is mainly consist of dark gray massive bedded lime stone forms thick bads with rough surface (3-20 ft) thick, the lime stone is highly resistant and it forms some of the highest mountains around the quetta valley, the chiltan formation is under lined by shrinab formation (shrinab valley) the lower contact is transitional and uper contact is represented by an abrupt change in lithology from lime stone to sembar shale.
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