Mount Agepsta
Mount Agepsta (Abkhazian: Аҕьаҧсҭа, Agh'aphstha) is a mountain in the Gagra Range of the Caucasus Mountains System. It is located in Abkhazia adjacent to the Abkhazia–Russia border.
| Mount Agepsta | |
|---|---|
 Agepsta from Aibga Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,357 m (11,014 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 43°32′54″N 40°28′50″E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Agepsta Location of the mountain | |
| Country | Abkhazia[2] |
| Parent range | Gagra Range |
The summit is 3,357 m (11,014 ft) above sea level in elevation.
Ecology
The slopes of Mount Agepsta, up to an elevation of 1,700–1,800 m (5,577–5,906 ft), are forested in Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana) and Oriental Beech (Fagus orientalis) forests. They are in the Caucasus mixed forests ecoregion of the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome.
Higher elevations on the mountain have alpine meadows. The highest elevations near the summit have small glaciers.
See also
- Mountains of the Caucasus
- Mountain ranges of the Caucasus
References
- "Mount Agepsta – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering". Mountain-Forecast.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
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