Zarghun Ghar

Coordinates: 30°07′N 67°48′E / 30.117°N 67.800°E / 30.117; 67.800

Zarghun Ghar
Highest point
Elevation 3,578 m (11,739 ft) [1]
Geography
Location Pakistan

Zarghun Ghar (Pashto: زرغون غر‎), or Zarghoon Mountains, is a mountain range located in the east of Quetta District, in Balochistan Province, western Pakistan.

Peaks

The Zarghun Ghar range's highest peak is Loy Saar Naikan, at 3,578 meters (11738. ft), while the second highest peak is Kuchnai Saar, at 3,404 meters (11,170. ft). At 3,578 metres (11,739 ft), Zarghun Ghar is the highest peak of Baluchistan.[1]

Flora

The base of the Zarghoon Ghar up to Ziarat is densely covered by Pashtun Juniper (Juniperus macropoda) trees, a forest of about 200,000 acres (810 km2). The Pashtun Juniper forest in the adjacent Ziarat District, which covers an area of about 247,000 acres (1,000 km2), is known as the second largest Juniper forest in the world.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Highest Mountains Peek in Baluchistan and Quetta". Chiltan Adventures Association Balochistan.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

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