Mamison Pass | |||||||||
Other Name: | Georgian: მამისონის უღელტეხილი Ossetian; Ossetic: Мамысоны æфцæг Russian: Мамисонский перевал | ||||||||
Location: | Georgia-Russia (North Ossetia–Alania) | ||||||||
Range: | Greater Caucasus | ||||||||
Coordinates: | 42.7061°N 43.7931°W | ||||||||
Map: | Georgia#South Ossetia#Russia North Ossetia-Alania#Caucasus mountains | ||||||||
Map Relief: | 1 | ||||||||
Map Size: | 280 | ||||||||
Label: | Mamison Pass | ||||||||
Label Position: | right | ||||||||
Elevation M: | 2911 | ||||||||
Traversed: | Ossetian Military Road | ||||||||
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Mamison Pass (Georgian: მამისონის უღელტეხილი, Ossetian; Ossetic: Мамысоны æфцæг [Mamysony æfcæg], Russian: Мамисонский перевал) is a high mountainous pass in the central Greater Caucasus crest, on the Georgian-Russian border. It is crossed by the Ossetian Military Road, a highway that links Kutaisi (Georgia) with Alagir (North Ossetia, Russian Federation). Its peak is 2,911 m.