Coordinates: 43°02′51.2″N 43°01′33.6″E / 43.047556°N 43.026000°E / 43.047556; 43.026000

Gistola

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Gistola
Gestola
File:Gestola.jpg
Highest point
Elevation4,860 m (15,940 ft)[1]
Prominence320 m (1,050 ft)[2]
Coordinates43°02′51.2″N 43°01′33.6″E / 43.047556°N 43.026000°E / 43.047556; 43.026000[1]
Naming
Native nameგისტოლა (Georgian)
Geography
LocationKabardino-Balkaria, Russia / Svaneti, Georgia
CountryFile:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia / File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Parent rangeGreater Caucasus

Gistola (Georgian: გისტოლა) is a peak in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range on Georgia–Russia border. The elevation of the mountain is 4,860 m (15,940 ft) above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of Gistola are covered with ice.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gistola". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  2. Gestola, Russia/Georgia. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

Sources

  • Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia. 1978. Book 3. p. 172.