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]