Alborz

Alborz Mountains
Alborz mountain Range in northern Iran is stretching from west to east, in the southern end of the Caspian Sea. This mountain range forms a natural barrier between the south part of the Caspian Sea and the central plateau of Iran, Its width varies from 30 to 130 km in different places, and it is more than 1500 km long. Avarage height is about 3000m , highest peak is Mt Damavand 5671 m, and it has several peaks above 4000m.
The artificial images from northen Iran in this topic are made by Views of the Earth by using computer rendering techniques.

Numerous high peaks are given the name Alborz and some remain so till now, ie Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, and Mount Elbariz (Albariz) in the Kerman. Even there is a peak in the Hindu Kush, near Balkh, called Mount Elburz, these names come from Iranian Alborz mountain range.
Alborz range is made of sedimentary series. In its northern slopes in the Caspian Sea area, forests ecoregion are lush and forested. Because of its great snowy winters there are several ski resorts, which some are among the best in the word, most important pists are: Dizin, Shemshak, Tochal, and Darbandsar, and Mt Damavand is suitable for off-pist and wild ski mountaineering.

Other names and spelling
Alborz in Farsi البرز, Alburz, Elburz or Elboroz.