Tsakhvoa is the highest mountain in the Krasnodar Territory

Krasnodar Region of Russia with its magnificent Black Sea, a warm tender sun, spacious sandy beaches, delicious fruits and beautiful natural attractions - a wonderful place to relax. It is impossible to describe the whole amazing nature of this rich in all respects edge.

The relief of the Kuban is a huge variety: from the giant peaks of the foothills of the Caucasus and to the lowlands of the Azov Sea. Its entire territory can be divided into two parts: the mountainous southern and low-lying northern. And the first part is a wonderful landscape of fairy beauty.

From this article you can find interesting information about one of such peaks - the highest in the Krasnodar Territory.

Mountains of Krasnodar region: names

It is impossible to briefly describe the incredible beauty of the surrounding nature of a wonderful land. Ridges, mountains, passes, gorges, caves, lakes - everything is unique in its magnificence and fabulous.

Mountains and ridges occupy almost a third of the territory of the Krasnodar Territory - this is approximately 25 thousand square meters. Kilometers. Almost all of them belong to the Caucasian Reserve.

The peaks such as Fisht, Agyepsta, Tybga, Bezymyanniy peak in the Tsakhvoa massif (3290.7 meters), Northern Pseashkho (3256.9 meters) and many others are magnificent. All of them attract attention with their majestic and inimitable beauty.

The most significant peaks that are located on these territories and are of particular interest among numerous climbers are:

• Tsakhvoa (height above sea level is 3346 meters) is the highest mountain in the Krasnodar Territory.
• Chugush (3237 meters) is the highest mountain in Adygea.
• Fisht (2,867.7 meters) is another visiting card of the region and the Republic of Adygea.

Each of these mountains has a certain zest and uniqueness. To have a true idea and get unforgettable impressions of them, it's worthwhile to see all this.

The highest mountain in the Krasnodar Territory

This is the highest point of the Herzen ridge (its northern extremity), which is part of the system of the main Caucasian ridge. There is a mountain between the same river and the river Bezymyanka.

Tsakhvoa is also a part of the Caucasian biosphere reserve, most of which is occupied by the mountains of the main Caucasian ridge (Abkhazia-Dombai-Ulgen).

Mount Tsakhvoa, in terms of climbing it, has simpler and easier ways than Mount Fisht.

Description of Tsakhvoa

This mountain is known and very popular among mountaineers and tourists due to the fact that there are magnificent steep slopes. Conquering the summit is quite a difficult affair, but the result (getting great pleasure) is worth it.

The highest mountain in the Krasnodar Territory has a magnificent snow cap, which does not melt in the summer. The northern slopes are covered by the Tsehvoa glacier, whose area is 2500 square meters. Noteworthy are these mountains and the fact that the most turbulent rivers of the region are emerging in them.

The mountain is composed of conglomerates, granites, sandstones and metamorphic rocks. Vegetation here mainly consists of spruce-fir forests and yew (especially the lower part of its slopes). A little higher stretched the amazing alpine meadows.

Finally

For some time the title "The highest mountain in the Krasnodar Territory" bore the peak of Smidovich. This was the opinion of many geomorphologists of Krasnodar. This peak bore the name of the famous Bolshevik, chairman of the committee on reserves at the Central Committee. To perpetuate the names of party leaders in this way was fashionable. As indicated at that time, the height of this mountain was about 3457 meters. Then a small error was detected in the measurements, and approximately in the mid-1970s the title of the highest peak passed to Mount Tsakhvoa.