Sabalan ridge of Sabalan. Sabalan Sabalan (Persian: سبلان ), or Savalan (Azerbaijani: Savalan, ساوالان ) is an inactive stratovolcano in the Alborz mountain range and Ardabil Province of northwestern Iran. At in elevation, it is the third highest mountain in Iran. It has a permanent crater lake formed at its summit. On one of its slopes around in elevation there are large rock formations of eroded volcanic outcrops which resemble animals, birds, and insects. Located in the extreme northwest of Iran, Sabalan is the country's third highest peak after Damavand and Alam-Kuh. It is also higher than Mont Blanc in the
Mahagnao Volcano Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) classifies Mahagnao as inactive volcano even with the active thermal features of the mountain. Mahagnao Volcano is the focal point of the "Mahagnao Volcano National Park" created on August 27, 1937 with "Proclamation No. 184" with an area encompassing . Under the "National Integrated Protected Areas System" (NIPAS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the park was renamed to Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park with "Proclamation No. 1157" on February 3, 1998. Mahagnao Volcano Mahagnao Volcano also known as part of (Mahagnao Volcano Natural Park) is a dormant volcano located in the Barangay