Dombai-Ulgen | |
Elevation M: | 4046 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1237 |
Map: | Russia Karachay-Cherkessia#Abkhazia#Georgia#Caucasus mountains |
Label Position: | left |
Translation: | The killed bison |
Language: | Karachay-Balkar |
Location: | Abkhazia, Georgia - Russia |
Parent: | Caucasus |
Coordinates: | 43.2436°N 41.7272°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Country Type: | Countries |
Dombai-Ulgen or Dombay-Ulgen (Georgian: დომბაი-ულგენი; Russian: Домбай-Ульген, Karachay-Balkar: Доммай ёлген) is a 4046m (13,274feet) mountain of the Greater Caucasus and the highest point of Abkhazia, a state with limited international recognition otherwise seen to be part of Georgia. It is located on the border with Karachay–Cherkessia, an autonomous republic of Russia.The mountain is composed of gneiss, crystalline schist, and granite. The top is covered by snow and glaciers at all times of the year.[3]