Mount Agepsta Explained

Mount Agepsta
Elevation M:3357
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Gagra Range
Country:Georgia
Region:Abkhazia
Map:Georgia
Coordinates:43.5483°N 40.4806°W

Mount Agepsta (Agh'aphstha) is a mountain in the Gagra Range of the Caucasus Mountains system located in Abkhazia, Georgia.

The summit is 33570NaN0 above sea level in elevation.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Agepsta, up to an elevation of 1700–, are forested in Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) and Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) forests. They are in the Caucasus mixed forests ecoregion of the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome.

Higher elevations on the mountain have alpine meadows. The highest elevations near the summit have small glaciers.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Agepsta – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering. Mountain-Forecast.com. 22 November 2011.