Mountain range, northern Iran.
It is 560 mi (900 km) long and extends along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea , from which it is separated by a narrow coastal lowland. It includes Iran's highest peak, Mount Damāvand, at 18,934 ft (5,771 m) in elevation. The forests of the Elburz cover some 12,5000 sq mi (32,400 sq km). The Hyrcanian tigers for which they were famous are now rare, but other wild cats, including the leopard and the lynx, are still numerous.