Mount Agepsta
| 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 / 43.548330°N 40.480560°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Agepsta Location of the mountain | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Abkhazia[2] |
| Parent range | Gagra Range |
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.
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
References
- ^ "Mount Agepsta – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering". Mountain-Forecast.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Russian-occupied territory.
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