Safed Koh
| Safed Koh | |
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| Spin Ghar | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Sikaram, Afghanistan–Pakistan Border |
| Elevation | 4,755 m (15,600 ft) |
| Coordinates | 33°58′N 70°22′E / 33.967°N 70.367°E |
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| Geography | |
Safed Koh Afghanistan | |
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The Spīn Ghar (Pashto: سپین غر) or Safēd Kōh (Dari: سفیدکوه, less used in this area; both meaning "White Mountain"), or sometimes Selseleh-ye Safīd Kūh (from Pashto, 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 countries. Its highest peak is Mount Sikaram on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, which towers above all surrounding hills to 4,755 m (15,600 ft) 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.