The Spīn Ghar or Safēd Kōh both meaning White Mountain, or sometimes meaning white mountain range, is a mountain range to the south of the Hindu Kush. It ranges from eastern Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and forms a natural border between the two areas. Its highest peak is Mount Sikaram on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, which to…
The Spīn Ghar or Safēd Kōh both meaning White Mountain, or sometimes meaning white mountain range, is a mountain range to the south of the Hindu Kush. It ranges from eastern Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and forms a natural border between the two areas. Its highest peak is Mount Sikaram on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, which towers above all surrounding hills to 4,755 m above mean sea level. The lower hills are mostly barren and treeless, but pine grows on the main mountains that form the East Afghan montane conifer forests.
Elevation: 4,755 m (15,600 ft)
Peak: Mount Sikaram, Afghanistan–Pakistan Border
Countries: Afghanistan · Pakistan
Provinces: Nangarhar, Logar, Paktia in Afghanistan · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
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