Mountain

Shah Foladi

Afghanistan · Bamyan Highlands

Shah Foladi is the main summit objective in the Bamyan highlands and a practical high mountain target for trekking-led itineraries.

Track this summit

Add it to your wish list or tick it off once you have climbed it to update your peak-bagging dashboard.

Add to my list Mark summit done

Shah Foladi is the main summit objective in the Bamyan highlands and a practical high mountain target for trekking-led itineraries.

Loose slopes, changing weather, and long summit days make Shah Foladi a real mountain outing even when technical difficulty is moderate.

A scenic central Afghanistan circuit linking Bamyan town, Band-e Amir, and the surrounding high plateau country.

The standard Bamyan highlands summit route for Shah Foladi from the plateau south of Bamyan.

MountainShah Foladi

Elevation5,143M

Challenge levelDifficult

Best seasonSeason-specific

Typical time4-10 hours

One or two realistic ways in, with key hubs only.

Enter a town, city, or airport to see the most realistic way in.

Enter your starting point to see the cleanest way into Shah Foladi.

Mountain Ranges 520

Afghanistan's major Hindu Kush and Pamir-edge mountain systems.

Mountain Ranges 20

Afghanistan's Hindu Kush systems and neighboring expedition peaks.