Spatial Analysis of Ecotourism Activity of Climbing (Case Study: Oshtorankuh of Lorestan)

One of the strategies that has been introduced to strengthen deprived areas is expanding tourism in areas having necessary potentials to develop tourism. Climbing as one of the natural ecotourism branches is manifested in a spatial model of tourism in nature that has been neglected in different ecotourism sources. Oshtorankuh is one of the unique attractions of the country in west. In this study using latitude and empirical formulas, the angle of altitude, the hour angle, azimuth sun at different times of season's days were calculated and then slop morphological factors, slope (the amount of radiation received in different seasons), and altitude were combined to consider the feasibility of ecotourism activity of climbing in the region by logic and social overlapping functions in order to determine suitable climbing zones in different seasons. The results indicated that without considering the direction of radiation with appropriate zone for this activity in different seasons of the year based on sunlight suitable climbing zone showed minimum (23.02) and maximum (80.88) differences Based on daily changes, the suitable tourism zones had the highest and lowest daily fluctuations in midwinter (10.31) and midsummer (5.64). Therefore the best time for climbing in this region was in midsummer.