Elevation 4,979 m Mountain range Caucasus Mountains | Prominence 159 m Parent range Caucasus Mountains | |
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Similar Janga, Gistola, Koshtan‑Tau, Lalveri, Dykh‑Tau | ||
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. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of summit are covered nival landscape.
Map of Gora Katyn-Tau, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, 361416
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