Mount Shani

Mount Shani
Mt. Shani (snow-covered summit in the background) as seen from Gergeti Trinity Church
Highest point
Elevation4,451 m (14,603 ft)[1]
Prominence1,775 m (5,823 ft)[2]
Isolation19.14 km (11.89 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingUltra
Coordinates42°40′33″N 44°45′27″E / 42.67583°N 44.75750°E / 42.67583; 44.75750[2]
Naming
Native nameShan, Shanloam
Geography
Mount Shani is located in Georgia
Mount Shani
Mount Shani
Location in Georgia (on the border with Russia)
Mount Shani is located in Republic of Ingushetia
Mount Shani
Mount Shani
Mount Shani (Republic of Ingushetia)
LocationGeorgia–Russia border
Countries Georgia and  Ingushetia
Parent rangeMain Caucasian Range
Caucasus

Mt. Shani (Ingush: Шанлоам, lit. ''icy mountain'';[3] Georgian: შანი; Russian: Шан) also known as Shan and Shanloam is a mountain in the Caucasus. It has an elevation of 4,451 metres (14,603 ft) and is on the international border between Georgia and Ingushetia, Russia.

The mountain rises approx. nine kilometres to the east of Stepantsminda, Georgia. Access from Georgia is through the Kistinka gorge (alt. Brolistskali), which separates the Khuro massif from Mt. Shani. From the Ingushetian side, Mt. Shani can be accessed through the gorge of the river Shandon.

Etymology

The oronym derives from the Ingush word sha, shan ("ice/icy").[4]

Gergeti Trinity Church in the foreground with the base of Mount Shani in the background.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shan, Georgia/Russia" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ a b "European Russia and the Caucasian States - Ultra Prominence Page" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ^ Dzaourova 2023, p. 173.
  4. ^ Barakhoeva, Kodzoev & Khayrov 2016, p. 179.
  • "Shan, Georgia/Russia". Peakbagger.com.

Sources


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