Mount Derock or Deraak (also known as Kuh-ehBarfee[1] or Mother Mount) is a
sedimentary rock mountain in
Shiraz, Fars, in the
Middle East region in Iran. It is located west[2] and northwest of
Shiraz,
Fars. It is called mother mountain because its shape resembles a pregnant woman lying on her back and the name barfimountain refers to it usually being white-capped in winter, barf meaning snow in
Persian.[3]
Geologically, Shiraz is a syncline valley city (NW–SE elongated) that formed between the Baba Kohi and Derak anticlines.[4]
Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
Snow Mount Derak
Mount Derak view from Shiraz in winter
Sunset in Shiraz viewing north-west – Kowsar hospital is visible in the bottom right