Tebulosmta

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Mount Tebulosmta
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Highest point
Elevation 4,493 m (14,741 ft) [1]
Prominence 2,145 m (7,037 ft) [1]
Isolation 66.08 km (41.06 mi)
Listing Ultra, Ribu
Coordinates 42°34′24″N45°19′03″E / 42.57333°N 45.31750°E / 42.57333; 45.31750 [1]
Geography
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Mount Tebulosmta
Location in Georgia (on the border with Russia)
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Mount Tebulosmta
Mount Tebulosmta (Chechnya)
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Mount Tebulosmta
Mount Tebulosmta (Kakheti)
Location Chechnya, Russia
Kakheti, Georgia
Countries Russia and Georgia
Parent range Lateral Range
Caucasus

Tebulosmta [a] is the highest mountain of the Eastern Caucasus and the highest mountain of the Chechen Republic at an elevation of 4,493 meters (14,737 feet) above sea level. The mountain is located on the border of Georgia and Chechnya to the east of Mount Kazbek. The glaciers of the mountain are not large (the total combined area of all of the mountain's glaciers is 3 square kilometers).

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Name

The name Tebulosmta shares a common origin and association with the highland Chechen village of Tebula, which is in proximity to the peak. [2] [3]

Ski descent

The first ski descent of Tebulosmta was completed in May 2025 by an international team of skiers from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc including Tom Grant, Aaron Rolph and Bine Žalohar. They accessed the mountain self-supported from the Georgian village of Khonischala, before climbing and skiing the northwest face. [4] [ better source needed ]

See also

Notes

  1. Chechen: Тӏуьйли-лам, romanized: Thüyli-lam, IPA: [tʼyːlɪlɑːm] ; Georgian :თებულოს მთა, Tebulos mta; Russian: Тебулосмта.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "European Russian and Caucasian States: Ultra-Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. "Комипозитное словообразование в нахских языках". www.dslib.net. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. "Military topographic five-verst map of the Caucasus, 1877". www.etomesto.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  4. "Tom Grant Skiing in Georgia". SCARPA UK. Retrieved 2025-10-12.