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| Shkhara | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,203 m (17,070 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,357 m (4,452 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 43°00′02″N 43°06′44″E / 43.00056°N 43.11222°E |
| Geography | |
  Shkhara Location of Shkhara within the Caucasus mountains  Shkhara Shkhara (Kabardino-Balkaria)  Shkhara Shkhara (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) | |
| Location | Svaneti region, Georgia Shkhara |
| Country | Georgia |
| Parent range | Main Caucasian Range Greater Caucasus Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1888 by U. Almer, J. Cockin and C. Roth[3] |
| Easiest route | Northeast Ridge: snow/ice climb (Russian grade 4b)[4][3] |
Shkhara (Georgian: შხარა) is the highest point in the country of Georgia.[5] It is located near the Russian-Georgian border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south. Shkhara lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) 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.[6]
- ^ Bolashvili, Nana; Neidze, Vazha, eds. (2022). The Physical Geography of Georgia. Springer. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-030-90752-5.
- ^ Tielidze, Levan, ed. (2019). Geomorphology of Georgia. Springer. p. 121. ISBN 978-3-319-77763-4.
- ^ a b Audrey Salkeld, ed. (1998). World Mountaineering. Bulfinch Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-8212-2502-2.
- ^ Shkhara on Summitpost
- ^ "Shkhara - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ Shkhara. Weather Forecast, Georgia mountain-forecast.com