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Mount Shkhara
Shkhara ( ka, შხარა; ) is a mountain peak and the highest point in the country of Georgia. It is located on the Georgia–Russia border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south. Shkhara is the highest peak of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range since both Elbrus and Dykhtau are located along the side ranges which lie to the north of the Greater Caucasus Range. Shkhara lies north of the city of Kutaisi, Georgia's second-largest city, and closer to the townlet of Mestia in Svaneti. The summit lies in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, to the south-east of Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. Shkhara is the third-highest peak in the Caucasus, just behind Dykh-Tau. Morphology Shkhara is the high point and the eastern anchor of a massif known as the Bezengi Wall, a ridge. It is a large, steep peak in a heavily glaciated region, and presents serious challenges to mountaineers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Caucasian Range
The Main Caucasian Range; is a mountain range in the Russian Federation, Georgia (country), Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is the dividing range of the Greater Caucasus. The protected areas of the range are the Teberda Nature Reserve, Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve and the North Ossetia Nature Reserve. Geography The Main Caucasian Range marks the divide between the North Caucasus to the north and the South Caucasus to the south. It stretches from Mount Chugush near the Black Sea, to the Khizi District of Azerbaijan near the Caspian Sea. The main range runs parallel to the southern side of the Lateral Range, along Abkhazia, Adygea, the Krasnodar Territory, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan federal subjects of Russia, as well as the countries of Georgia and Azerbaijan. The range is characterized by numerous alpine landforms and, unlike its parallel ranges to the north, it forms a continuous, uninterrupted, system of mountain r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dykh-Tau
Dykh-Tau or Dykhtau (; , derived from Turkic "dik dagh" which means 'Jagged Mount'), is the second-highest mountain in Russia and Europe with an elevation of 5,205 m (17,077 ft) above sea level. It is located in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia; its peak standing about north of the border with Georgia. Access Dykh-Tau is best accessed from the north (Russia). Bezingi village may be reached from Nalchik in Kabardino-Balkaria with infrequent public transport, here a 4WD vehicle must be hired. Thus Bezingi Alpine Camp is reached at . From here it takes a further 2 days to reach the base of the climb. Climbing routes This is one of the Caucasian Peaks, facing the Bezingi Wall across the Bezingi Glacier. The first ascent in 1888 by Albert Mummery and Heinrich Zurfluh of Meiringen was a major achievement at the time. Their route up the SW Ridge is no longer used as the normal route which is now the North Ridge graded 4B ( Russian Grading). Starting from Misses Kosh the ridge is acces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Elevation Extremes By Country
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Table National elevation ranges Of all countries, Lesotho has the world's highest low point at . Other countries with high low points include Rwanda and Andorra . Countries with very low high points include Maldives , Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands . These island countries also have the smallest range between their lowest (sea level) and highest points, and are very sensitive to changes in sea level. The highest and lowest points in China constitute the greatest elevation range within any single country at . The elevation ranges are also great in Nepal , Pakistan , and India . Monaco's elevation range is among the greatest relative to surface area. Within its 2.02 km2 territory, there is a differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Georgia (country)
This List of Mountains in Georgia names the highest mountains in Georgia (country), Georgia, country in the western part of the Caucasus. Georgia has 2672 prominent peaks. The highest peak in the country is the Shchara, at 5193 meters one of the country's three five-thousanders. The highest peaks in the country are in the Greater Caucasus. Another remarkable mountain is the Mtatsminda in the capital Tbilisi. } , align="center", 5193 , , , , Greater Caucasus , , Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti , Highest point in the country; Border with Russia , - , align="center" , Janga (mountain), Janga ka, ჯანღა , align="center", 5051 , , , , Greater Caucasus , , Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti , Border with Russia , - , align="center" , Kazbek ka, ყაზბეგი , align="center", 5047 , , , , Greater Caucasus , , Mtskheta-Mtianeti , stratovolcano; Border with Russia , - , align="center" , Tetnuldi ka, თეთნულდი , align="center", 4869 , , , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
