Simorgh Shelter

Simorgh Camp
Simorgh Shelter (lat: 35.9564°, lon: 52.0825° lon, alt: 4,200 m) is on the western trekking route of Mount Damavand, Iran. The structure of Simorgh Camp has two stories and can house roughly 40 climbers. There is a tenting campsite near Simorgh refuge where at least 40 to 50 tents may be set up, making it acceptable for climbers even on busy days.

Simorgh Shelter Mount Damavand West Route lat: 35.9564° - lon: 52.0825° - alt 4,200 m Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide
Simorgh Shelter Mount Damavand West Route
lat: 35.9564° – lon: 52.0825° – alt 4,200 m
Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide

Solar-powered illumination and lighting both inside and outside the Simorq mountain shelter are provided. The outside toilet of shelter doesn’t have any water right now. The only water source in Simorgh shelter campsite is the flowing water from snowmelt, which is located 150 meters northeast of Simorgh camp.

Damavand can also be climbed by heading west. It is the side of the mountain that gets the second-most visitors after the classic south route. If you wish to trek Damavand from the western front, you must first go to Polour Camp from the Haraz Road. In the summer, off-road cars from Polour can take you through Lar Road and to the Damavand west route trekking staring point, also known as the Parking area or Damavand West route Basecamp. The west front base camp in Vararood is where the climb normally starts. Visit also Damavand Camp.

Parking Lot & Simorgh Shelter Map Mount Damavand West Route Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide
Parking Lot & Simorgh Shelter Map
Mount Damavand West Route
Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide

The elevation of this base-camp is around 3400 meters above sea level. You must hike from the parking lot to Simorgh shelter. Running water is available at the Simorgh camping site, which is a good feature. Spend the night at the Simorq refuge or the tenting area. It takes about 3-4 hours to hike from the parking lot to the Simorgh shelter. And it may take 5-7 hours to get to the west summit of the Damavand volcano crater from there depending on your physical condition, breathing capacity, and level of preparedness.

Parking Lot & Simorgh Shelter Damavand West Route Trekking Map Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide
Parking Lot & Simorgh Shelter
Damavand West Route Trekking Map
Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide

Other Names and spellings of Simorgh Shelter
Simorgh Camp, Simorgh Camping site, Simorq Mountain Shelter, Simorq Mountain Refuge, Simorgh Refuge,, Simorq Campsite …
in Farsi: Janpanah Simorgh, جانپناه سیمرغ or Panagah Simorq پناهگاه سیمرغ

Simorgh Shelter Mount Damavand West Route lat: 35.9564° - lon: 52.0825° - alt 4,200 m Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide
Simorgh Shelter Mount Damavand West Route
lat: 35.9564° – lon: 52.0825° – alt 4,200 m
Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide

How to go to Simorgh Camp
Transfer from Tehran to Damavand camp – Polour mountaineering resort. Drive from the Polur Federation campsite to the west parking lot with a patrol car (6 km asphalt road and the rest is dirt road)

Simorgh Camp Mount Damavand West Route lat: 35.9564° - lon: 52.0825° - alt 4,200 m Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide
Simorgh Camp Mount Damavand West Route
lat: 35.9564° – lon: 52.0825° – alt 4,200 m
Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide

To Parking Lot
From Polour camp, by renting a 4WD off-road car go to Damavand west route basecamp (Parking Lot, lat: 35.9587° – lon: 52.0516° alt 3,400 m) which is the starting point of the western front, it is called Parking lot which is located at the foot of the mountain. This area is also good place for tenting the overnight to acclimatize.

To Simorgh Shelter
On the first day of your trek you may continue about 3-4 hours further ahead and go up as far as the Simorq Refuge around noon or in the afternoon. If necessary, leave the bags to the mule and start walking towards Simorgh shelter. If the shelter is not crowded you may stay the night in there, otherwise you have to tent outside and use your own tent. The distance from the western parking lot is 3.5 km – 3 hours, overnight stay in a tent next to Simorgh shelter.

Polour Camp & Simorgh Shelter Mount Damavand West Route Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide
Polour Camp & Simorgh Shelter
Mount Damavand West Route
Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide

Simorgh Shelter GPS Coordinates
35°57’23.0″N
52°04’57.0″E

Simorgh Shelter Coordinate
lat 35.956453°
lon 52.082556°
elev 4,213 m

Polour Camp to Simorgh Shelter Map Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide
Polour Camp to Simorgh Shelter Map
Damavand Hike Trek Climb Ski Tour Guide

Quick FactsAbout Damavand Peak Western Front
Climbing Damavand peak from the western front
Altitude of the starting point: (west parking lot): 3400 meters
Altitude of Simorgh shelter: 4200 meters
Total distance to the peak: 7 km
Trek Parking to shelter: 3-4 hours
Climb shelter to summit: about 5-7 hours
Geographical location: Mazandaran province, Polur village

Simorgh Refuge Mount Damavand West Route lat: 35.9564° - lon: 52.0825° - alt 4,200 m Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide
Simorgh Refuge Mount Damavand West Route
lat: 35.9564° – lon: 52.0825° – alt 4,200 m
Damavand Hiking Trekking Tour Guide

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