Mount Agepsta

Mount Agepsta (Georgian: აგეფსთა, romanized: agepsta, Abkhaz: Аҕьаҧсҭа, Agh'aphstha) is a mountain in the Gagra Range of the Caucasus Mountains system located in Abkhazia,^[2] Georgia.

Mount Agepsta
Agepsta from Aibga Ridge
Highest point
Elevation	3,357 m (11,014 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Isolation	35.37 km (21.98 mi)
Coordinates	43°32′54″N 40°28′50″E
Geography
Mount Agepsta Location of the mountain
Country	Georgia
Region	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

1. "Mount Agepsta – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering". Mountain-Forecast.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
2. The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.