Mount Tsakhvoa (Russian: Цахвоа) is a mountain in the Western Caucasus, and is the highest point of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The height of the summit is 3346 meters above sea level.[1]
Mount Tsakhvoa | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,345.9 m (10,977 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°40′19″N 40°34′40″E / 43.67194°N 40.57778°E |
Naming | |
Native name | Цахвоа (Russian) |
Geography | |
Parent range | Caucasus |
On the northern slopes of the mountain is located one of the largest glaciers in the Krasnodar Territory with a total area of about 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft), descending the steep slopes with three narrow tongues.
Mount Tsakhvoa enjoys popularity with tourists and climbers.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mt Tsakhvoa (in Russian)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsakhvoa mountain.
- Tverdi, A. V., Yefremov, Y. V., Фотоальбом «Кубань с высоты» (in Russian)