Katyn-Tau Explained

Katyn-Tau
Elevation M:4979
Map:Georgia (country)
Location:Georgia / Russia
Parent:Main Caucasian Range
Caucasus Mountains
Coordinates:43.0297°N 43.0364°W
Country Type:Countries

Katyn-Tau (Georgian: კათინთაუ; Russian: Катын-Тау) is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range (Bezengi Wall). It lies on the border of Svaneti (Mestia Municipality, Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 4979 m (16,335 ft) above sea level.[1] The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of summit are covered nival landscape.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=10410 Katyn-Tau — peakbagger.com
  2. M. Utmelidze, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V, p. 318, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1980.