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Māzandarān · IranSummit weather, forecast and climate

Chaloon

4,516 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation4,516 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul14°average high
36.38° N, 50.99° EElevation 4,516 mUTC+3:30 · Iran Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit4,516 m
  • Mid-mountain3,290 m
  • Valley · Dalir2,058 m

Freezing level in October: 3,950 m

iThe mountain

Chaloon in brief

Chaloon rises to 4,516 m, Māzandarān, Iran.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Dalir, 11 km to the SE at 2,058 m.

Facts

Elevation
4,516 m · 14,816 ft
Region
Māzandarān
Country
Iran
Coordinates
36.3822, 50.9900
Nearest airport
Nowshahr Airport (NSH) · 53 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Chaloon by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-30°-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-16°-23°Jan-15°-22°Feb-11°-18°Mar-4°-12°Apr3°-6°May10°1°Jun14°6°Jul14°6°Aug9°1°Sep0°-7°Oct-7°-15°Nov-13°-21°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Chaloon by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-16°-15°-11°-4°3°10°14°14°9°0°-7°-13°
Average low-23°-22°-18°-12°-6°1°6°6°1°-7°-15°-21°
Precipitation155 mm157 mm196 mm208 mm183 mm81 mm71 mm67 mm115 mm201 mm202 mm174 mm
Cloud cover36%35%37%38%30%13%10%9%8%22%31%35%
Daylight9h 5710h 5211h 5513h 0614h 0514h 3814h 2513h 3412h 2711h 1810h 159h 42
Month score232322222536585826252523

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,550 m1,650 m2,250 m3,250 m4,300 m5,400 m6,000 m6,000 m5,200 m3,950 m2,750 m1,900 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Chaloon in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Iran
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Alam-Kuh4,848 m1,827 m2.6 km W13°
North Khersan4,680 m–3.6 km SW13°
Mount Takht-e Suleyman4,659 m–2.8 km W13°
South Khersan4,659 m–3.9 km SW14°
Siahsang4,606 m–1.5 km SW14°
Siah-Kaman4,472 m–1.1 km N14°
Shaneh-Kuh4,465 m–2.5 km W13°
Kalu4,412 m–8.0 km NW12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Dalir

Māzandarān · 11 km SE
13°Oct high
11wet days
47score
Dalir
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Bijdeh-ye Now

Māzandarān · 18 km E
13°Oct high
11wet days
48score
Bijdeh-ye Now
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Dizan

Alborz Province · 18 km S
13°Oct high
11wet days
48score
Dizan
Mehran
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Mehran

Alborz Province · 20 km S
14°Oct high
11wet days
53score
Mehran
Around here

Dalir and around

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Dalir

Māzandarān · Iran
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
2,058 maltitude
Dalir

Nature

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12 km NW

Yakhchāl-e Marjīkesh

Glacier
Yakhchāl-e Marjīkesh
Karkabud Waterfall
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24 km SW

Karkabud Waterfall

Waterfall · 2,280 m
Karkabud Waterfall
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12 km NW

Yakhchāl-e ‘Alam-e Chāl

Glacier
Yakhchāl-e ‘Alam-e Chāl

Mountains

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13 km NW

Alam-Kuh

4,848 m · Alborz
Alam-Kuh
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13 km W

North Khersan

4,680 m
North Khersan
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13 km W

South Khersan

4,659 m
South Khersan