Shkhara

#39 among destinations in Georgia

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Shkhara is the highest point in the nation of Georgia 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 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. ()

Local name: შხარა First ascent: 1888Elevation: 17037 ftProminence: 4452 ftCoordinates: 43°0'1"N, 43°6'46"E

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Samegrelo-Zemo SvanetiGeorgia

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Shkhara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Katyn-Tau, Gistola, Lalveri, Adishi Glacier.

4.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Katyn-Tau, Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve
112 min walk • Katyn-Tau is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. It lies on the border of Svaneti and Kabardino-Balkaria. The elevation of the mountain is 4979 m above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of summit are covered nival landscape.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gistola
140 min walk • Gistola is a peak in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range on Georgia–Russia border. The elevation of the mountain is 4,860 m above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of Gistola are covered with ice.
6.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Lalveri, Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve
177 min walk • Lalveri is a peak of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti region of Georgia adjacent to the Georgia–Russia border. The elevation of the mountain is 4,350 meters above sea level. The most accessible climbing route to the summit of Lalveri is through the Tsaneri Glacier.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Adishi Glacier
130 min walk • Adishi Glacier is a valley glacier located in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the Svaneti Region of Georgia. The glacier lies on the southern slopes of the Caucasus. The length of the Adishi Glacier is 9 km and its surface area is 12.9 km². The tongue of the glacier descends down to 2,298 m above sea level.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shota Rustaveli Peak
98 min walk • Shota Rustaveli is a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, straddling the border of Svaneti and Kabardino-Balkaria. The elevation of the mountain is 4,960 meters. Shota Rustaveli is generally considered to be the 9th highest peak of the Caucasus.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ailama
115 min walk • Ailama or Ahlama is a peak in the central part of the Svaneti section of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, located on the border between Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia at the source of the river Koruldashi.