List of mountains in Georgia (country)

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This List of Mountains in Georgia names the highest mountains in Georgia, country in the western part of the Caucasus. Georgia has 2672 prominent peaks. [1] The highest peak in the country is the Shkhara, at 5193 meters one of the country's three five-thousanders. [2] The highest peaks in the country are in the Greater Caucasus. [3] Another remarkable mountain is the Mtatsminda in the capital Tbilisi. [4]

MountainHeight
in m
CoordinatesMountain rangeAdministrative regionNotes
Shahara peak near Ushguli 1870.jpg
Shkhara
Georgian :შხარა
5193 43°00′02″N43°06′44″E / 43.000556°N 43.112222°E / 43.000556; 43.112222 (Shchara) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Highest point in the country; Border with Russia [5]
Summit shot (west) from Semenovskogo.jpg
Janga
Georgian :ჯანღა
5051 43°01′08″N43°03′24″E / 43.01889°N 43.05671°E / 43.01889; 43.05671 (Dzjanga) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Border with Russia [6]
Kazbek (6).jpg
Kazbek
Georgian :ყაზბეგი
5047 42°41′50″N44°31′07″E / 42.697350°N 44.518641°E / 42.697350; 44.518641 (Kazbek) Greater Caucasus Mtskheta-Mtianeti stratovolcano; Border with Russia [7]
Mt Tetnuldi (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011).jpg
Tetnuldi
Georgian :თეთნულდი
4869 43°01′52″N42°59′35″E / 43.031111°N 42.993056°E / 43.031111; 42.993056 (Tetnuldi) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Adishi Glacier [8]
Ushba summit.jpg
Ushba
Georgian :უშბა
4737 43°07′34″N42°39′11″E / 43.126111°N 42.653056°E / 43.126111; 42.653056 (Uschba) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti [9]
Zagari pass, view to the east, mountains Ailama and Curungol (Oct 2015).jpg
Ailama
Georgian :აილამა, აჰლამა
4547 42°57′26″N43°10′47″E / 42.9572°N 43.1796°E / 42.9572; 43.1796 (Ailama) Greater Caucasus Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Border with Russia [10]
Tebulosmta viewed from main ridge near dat`visjvari ug'.JPG
Tebulosmta
Georgian :ტებულოს მთა
4493 42°34′24″N45°19′03″E / 42.573333°N 45.3175°E / 42.573333; 45.3175 (Tebulosmta) Greater Caucasus Kakheti Border with Russia [11]
CentralTbilisi.jpg
Mtatsminda
Georgian :მთაწმინდა
727 41°41′44″N44°47′07″E / 41.695571°N 44.785246°E / 41.695571; 44.785246 (Mtatsminda) Tbilisi TV tower [12]

See also

References

  1. Georgia peaks. This database does not list mountains, but all peaks in the country.
  2. John Neill, The mountaineering history of the Caucasus in The red snows : an account of the British Caucasus Expedition 1958. by Sir John Hunt and Christopher Brasher. London : Hutchinson, pages 155-170, 1960. ASIN   B0026YOT2I
  3. Discover top 7 highest mountains of Georgia Georgia Journal 16 December 2015
  4. Irakli Abashidze (Red.): Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1986
  5. Shkhara, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  6. Jangi-Tau, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  7. Gora Kazbek, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com
  8. Tetnuld, Georgia Peakbagger.com
  9. Gora Ushba, Georgia Peakbagger.com
  10. "Ailama". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  11. Gora Tebulosmta, Georgia/Russia Peakbagger.com
  12. Mtatsminda Mountain, Georgia Peakbagger.com