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  • March 4, 2020
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Candy Cane Mountains - Khizi Azerbaijan - TES Tour

The Candy Cane Mountains are a psychedelic, red-pink and white striped area of exposed rock in the Northwest of Azerbaijan. Iron in the ground gives the mountains their deep red color and powdery shale makes up the white parts. Through a geological process, they’ve mixed together underground, layer on top of layer, and when exposed to the elements, they eroded into a beautiful, completely bizarre sight.

 

Candy Cane Mountains Khizi Azerbaijan

 

Despite being such a striking natural wonder, almost no one visits them. Though there are a few small trails to be found, the entire area is yours to play around in. If you are willing to hike away from the road, you are rewarded with crazy looking patterns that stretch for miles. Climb over whatever you want, take as many pictures as you can and explore all the small crevices in between. Though the main area exists just off the road, there are plenty of other candy striped areas in the surrounding valleys.

 

Candy Cane Mountains layers

 

The name itself isn’t an official one, though all of the expats in Azerbaijan know it by this title, which was first coined by travel writer Mark Elliott in his Azerbaijan guidebook. Occasionally in the rocks, one can see the fossilized remains of belemnites, a type of ancient squid. Unlike modern squids, this one contained a skeleton, most notably its bony rostrum, a hard protrusion on the opposite end from their tentacles. It is believed that a similar geological phenomenon happens only in one more place on the planet: the Death Valley in the United States.

Candy Cane Mountains hiking

 

Expats who’ve been to this area instantly feel like they’re in the middle of a colossal game of Candy Land as the red and white striped peaks of these Caucasian foothills dance out of the ground around them. The formations themselves take their colour from ground water that has oxidized iron within the rock. If you go on a hot summer day, like we did, the desert heat only intensifies the swirl of the scenery but left us wishing for Christmas in July. Cooler parts of the year are much more advisable. Be sure to bring your camera and an extra bottle of water. Good comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

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