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About this peak
Tehran’s backyard mountain — the metro ends, and a gondola and an old rock-wall trail lift hikers to a ridge looking down on 14 million people.
Peak facts
Best season
June–October (ski season December–March)
Nearest town
Tehran (Darband)
Getting there
Trailhead at Darband in north Tehran; gondola from Velenjak.
Geology
Folded limestone and shale of the southern Alborz.
Summit photo gallery
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Plan your climb
Darband to Tochal Summit
ModerateThe great Tehran day hike: the rock-walled Darband gorge to the Tochal ridge and summit station.