Koh-i-Chiltan

30°56′N 66°49′E / 30.933°N 66.817°E / 30.933; 66.817

Koh-i-Chiltan
کوہ چلتن
Highest point
Elevation3,194 m (10,479 ft)[1]
Geography
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LocationQuetta, Pakistan
Parent rangeSulaiman Mountains

Koh-i-Chiltan (Balochi: کوہٖ‌چٖلتن; ”Mount Chiltan”) 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 in Brahui, which means "forty bodies". It is the third-highest peak in Quetta after Zarghun Ghar and Koh-i-Takatu, and the fifth-highest peak of Balochistan.[1] There are many juniper trees found in high ranges.

  1. ^ a b "Highest Mountains Peek in Balochistan and Quetta". Chiltan Adventures Association Balochistan.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

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