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Kholeno ( fa, خلنو) is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...
in Kholeno/Azadkouh
massif In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...
in central
Alborz The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs nort ...
Range located in
Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
province near the border of Mazandaran Province. The most commonly used trail to Kholeno summit is on the mountain's southern slopes, starting from Lalan. This route, however, is exposed to avalanche risk during the winter. Kholeno has two summits of which the tallest (4375 m) is located at the north of the shorter (4348 m).


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{{reflist Mountains of Tehran Province Landforms of Tehran Province Four-thousanders of the Alborz Mountains of Iran