Safed Koh ("white mountain") is a range of mountains on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, up to 15,620ft (4,761 m) above sea-level at Mount Sikaram, straight and rigid, towering above all surrounding hills, it is near the Kabul River. A spur of the range is crossed by the Khyber Pass. The lower slopes are nearly barren; pine and deodar formerly grew on the main range, but devastation during the Afghan civil war reduced timber resources. The valleys support some agriculture. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Mount Sikaram is a mountain peak in the Safed Koh range on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border southeast of Kabul River. ... Kabul River or Kabal River (Persian: دریای کابل) is a river that rises in the Sanglakh Range of Afghanistan, separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass. ... The Khyber Pass (also called the Khaiber Pass or Khaybar Pass) (Urdu: درہ خیبر) (el. ...

See also

• Mountain ranges of Pakistan
• List of mountain ranges of the world
• List of mountains in Pakistan
• List of highest mountains (a list of mountains above 7,200m)

Koh-e-Sufaid seprate Kurram Agency from Afghanistan.The sufaid koh is covered with snow througout the year,providing cold weather with cold breeze to Parachinar,Sadda and Alizai.This mountain is the unique and valuable source for the huge land of Kurram Agency.The Melting Snow falls in Kurram River While some water comes from koh e sufaid throug Vello Band.Which is a great Picnic spot. Highest peaks of Pakistan as seen from space Highest Karakoram peaks as seen from International Space Station Pakistan is home to more than sixty peaks above 7,000m (22,960 feet). ... This is a list of mountain ranges organized alphabetically by continent. ... K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ... Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain The following is a list of the worlds 109 highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.