Shota Rustaveli Peak

Mountain in Georgia and Russia
Shota Rustaveli Peak is located in Caucasus mountains
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Location of Shota Rustaveli Peak within the Caucasus mountains
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Shota Rustaveli Peak is located in Kabardino-Balkaria
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak (Kabardino-Balkaria)
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Shota Rustaveli Peak is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak
Shota Rustaveli Peak (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti)
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CountriesGeorgia and Kabardino-BalkariaParent rangeCaucasus mountainsClimbingFirst ascentA. Lapetin, 1983[1]

Shota Rustaveli (officially known as the Shota Rustaveli Peak) (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველის მწვერვალი) is a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, straddling the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 4,960 meters (16,270 feet).[2] Shota Rustaveli is generally considered to be the 9th highest peak of the Caucasus. The slopes of the mountain are glaciated and some of the glaciers descend well into the adjacent valleys. Its name comes from famous Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.

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  1. ^ Russian: Bezengi Guidebook Bezengi Guidebook
  2. ^ Pik Schota Rustaveli, Russia/Georgia Peakbagger.com


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