Egrissi Mountains
| Egrissi Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Zjekuri ( 3173 m ) | |
| location | Georgia | |
| part of | Greater Caucasus | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 47 ' N , 42 ° 28' E | |
The Egrissi Mountains ( Georgian ეგრისის ქედი ) is a part of the Great Caucasus , which extends south of its main ridge in a west-east direction.
The Egrissi Mountains are located in the regions of Ratscha-Letschchumi and Lower Vanetia and Mingrelia and Upper Vanetia in the north of Georgia . It forms the watershed between the Enguri (in the north and west) and the Tcheniszqali (in the east). The right-hand Zcheniszqali tributary Cheledula separates the mountains from the north-east running Svaneti Mountains . The Egrissi Mountains in the Zjekuri reach a maximum height of 3173 m .
Deciduous forest grows on the mountain slopes - mainly oak and beech. From an altitude of 2000 m you can find subalpine and alpine vegetation.
Mountains (selection)
In the following a series of peaks along the main ridge of the Egrissi Mountains are listed, sorted in west-east direction:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
- Zjekuri ( 3173 m ) ( ⊙ )
Web links
Topographic maps (1: 100,000):
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Egrissi Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)