Candy Cane Mountains
Striped shale hills in the Khizi and Siyazan districts, part of the Greater Caucasus range. The bands of red, white and pink rock gave them their name, coined by the travel author Mark Elliott in his guidebook to Azerbaijan, and they are best seen in spring when the slopes turn green.
- Where
- Khizi, Azerbaijan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 40.8773, 49.1971
Get the Candy Cane Mountains stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Candy Cane Mountains. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Khizi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Candy Cane Mountains
Besh Barmag 9.4 km
A mountain in Siyazan district, near the Caspian coast, whose name means five fingers. It rises 382 metres above sea level and is a sacred place that pilgrims visit regularly. The climb gives a wide view over the plain and the Baku to Quba highway.
Khinalig 32 km
A remote village of stone houses at about 2,300 metres in the Greater Caucasus, home to the Khinalig people and their own language. The listing also covers the Kuch Yolu, the seasonal herding route used to move flocks between summer and winter pastures.
Diri Baba Mausoleum 44 km
The mausoleum of Sheikh Diri Baba, built into a rock cliff beside the road in the town of Gobustan. It dates to 1402, and the two storey stone building with its small domed rooms is still visited as a place of pilgrimage.
Juma Mosque of Shamakhi 54 km
A large mosque in the centre of Shamakhi, first built in the 8th century and one of the oldest in the Caucasus. It was rebuilt after earthquakes and wars, and the present building dates mainly from 1902.
Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan 72 km
Azerbaijan has the greatest number of mud volcanoes in the world, mostly on the dry plains south of Baku. Small cones bubble with cold grey mud and gas, and the Gobustan area is the usual place to see them up close.
Yanar Dag 72 km
A natural gas fire that burns continuously on a hillside of the Absheron Peninsula, north of Baku. Gas escaping from the rock has fed the flames for decades, and visitors come at dusk to see the fire along the slope.
Heydar Mosque 73 km
A large mosque in Baku opened in December 2014 and named after Heydar Aliyev. Its white stone walls, twin minarets and big central dome hold several thousand worshippers, and it is among the biggest mosques in the Caucasus.
Nardaran Fortress 77 km
A historical fortress in the Nardaran settlement of the Sabunchu district on the Absheron Peninsula, near Baku. Built in the Middle Ages with round towers, it is registered by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as a monument of global significance.
Questions
Where is Candy Cane Mountains?
Candy Cane Mountains is in Khizi, Azerbaijan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Besh Barmag (9.4 km), Khinalig (32 km), Diri Baba Mausoleum (44 km).
How do I get the Candy Cane Mountains stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Candy Cane Mountains and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Khizi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Candy Cane Mountains before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Khizi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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