Koh-i-Chiltan

30°56′N 66°49′E

Koh-i-Chiltan
کوہ چلتن
Highest point
Elevation3,194 m (10,479 ft)
Geography
LocationQuetta, Pakistan
Parent rangeSulaiman Mountains

Koh-i-Chiltan (Balochi: کوہٖ‌چٖلتن; ”Mount Chiltan”) is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.

Koh-i-Chiltan is the summit of a steep, rocky mountain called Chiltan or Chehel-Tan in Balochi which means "Forty Bodies". Lwarrh Saar is the highest peak of Chiltan mountains range at 3,194 metres (10,479 ft), it is the third-highest peak of Quetta after Zarghoon Ghar and Koh-i-Takatu, and fifth-highest peak of Balochistan. There are many juniper trees found in high ranges.

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