Mountain · Iran
Kūh-e Taftān
Elevation
3,941 m
#1,532
in the world
#28
in Iran
2,901 m
prominence
Kūh-e Taftān is a mountain in Iran, rising to 3,941 m, the 28th highest in Iran.
Where it is
Kūh-e Taftān lies in Iran, in Sistan and Baluchestan.
Key facts
Elevation
3,941 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,901 m
Isolation
389 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Sistan and Baluchestan
Coordinates
28.601, 61.135
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kūh-e Zendeh | 3,490 m | 125 km |
| Kūh-e Hezār | 4,465 m | 390 km |
| Kūh-e Shāh | 4,402 m | 436 km |
| Lūr Kōh | 2,492 m | 451 km |
| Kūh-e Bandī | 1,423 m | 482 km |
| Jabal Ḩārim | 2,087 m | 566 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Kūh-e Taftān.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khāsh | Iran | 69,603 | 43 km |
| Taftan | Pakistan | 18,510 | 59 km |
| Zahedan | Iran | 551,980 | 103 km |
| Nok Kundi | Pakistan | 30,621 | 160 km |
| Iranshahr | Iran | 131,232 | 162 km |
About this mountain
Iran's 28th-highest peak stands at 3,941 m in Sistan and Baluchestan. Kūh-e Taftān has a topographic prominence of 2,901 m, with the nearest higher ground 389 km away. Kūh-e Zendeh, at 3,490 m, is the closest listed peak at 124.6 km distance.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kūh-e Damāvand | 5,610 m |
| 2 | Kūh-e Zelzeleh Khīz | 5,150 m |
| 3 | Kūh-e Alborz | 5,025 m |
| 4 | Kūh-e ‘Alam | 4,822 m |
| 5 | Kūh-e Vīrān Kūh | 4,663 m |
| 6 | Kūh-e Khersān Jenū’ī | 4,659 m |
| 7 | Kūh-e Sabalān | 4,631 m |
| 8 | Kūh-e Heram Dāghī | 4,597 m |
| 9 | Kūh-e Marjīkesh | 4,552 m |
| 10 | Kūh-e Shākhak | 4,540 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Kūh-e Taftān?
- Kūh-e Taftān rises to 3,941 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Kūh-e Taftān?
- Kūh-e Taftān is in Iran, in Sistan and Baluchestan.
- Where does Kūh-e Taftān rank?
- It is the 28th highest of the 74 peaks we list in Iran, and #1,532 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Kūh-e Taftān?
- Khāsh, Iran, about 43 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.