Summit
4,811 mBase
1,691 mProminence
3,000 mDifficultyHard
Lat 38.2810Lng 47.8380· Iran
About this peak
A dead volcano in Iranian Azerbaijan with a turquoise summit crater lake that freezes most of the year — a sacred mountain for local belief.
Peak facts
Best season
June–September
Nearest town
Meshkinshahr
Getting there
From Ardabil to the Shaybel base camp, then scree and snow to the crater rim.
Geology
Stratovolcano with a summit caldera holding a milky crater lake.
Plan your climb
Shaybel Camp Route
HardFrom the Shaybel base camp up scree and old snow to the crater rim above the summit lake.
10 km 1,600 m 8 h hard
