Mount Tsakhvoa (Russian: Цахвоа) is a mountain in the Western Caucasus, and is the highest point of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The height of the summit is 3346 meters above sea level.[1]

Mount Tsakhvoa
The peak of Mount Tsakhvoa
Highest point
Elevation	3,345.9 m (10,977 ft)
Coordinates	43°40′19″N 40°34′40″E
Naming
Native name	Цахвоа  (Russian)
Geography
Krasnodar Krai, Russia Show map of European Russia Mount Tsakhvoa (Krasnodar Krai) Show map of Krasnodar Krai
Parent range	Caucasus

On the northern slopes of the mountain is located one of the largest glaciers in the Krasnodar Territory with a total area of about 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft), descending the steep slopes with three narrow tongues.

Mount Tsakhvoa enjoys popularity with tourists and climbers.

See also

• Highest points of Russian Federal subjects

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsakhvoa mountain.

• Tverdi, A. V., Yefremov, Y. V., Фотоальбом «Кубань с высоты» (in Russian)

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[ru] Цахвоа