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Record SL-738372 · Wikidata Q1990114

Glavnaya Jangi

Dzhangi-Tau or Jangi-Tau
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Elevation
5,074 m
16,647 ft
Prominence
335 m
Isolation
4.4 km
Coordinates
43.0183° N, 43.0575° E
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Glavnaya Jangi
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Description

Wikipedia

Janga (Georgian: ჯანღა [dʒanɣa]) or Jangi-Tau (Karachay-Balkar: Джангы тау, romanized: Cañı taw, lit. 'new mountain') or Dzhangi-Tau (Russian: Джанги-Тау, romanized: Džangi-Tau) is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. Mountain has three peaks - the main peak Jangi-Tau with elevation above sea level 5,085 m (16,683 ft), West Peak with elevation 5,059 m (16,598 ft) and East Peak with elevation 5,034 m (16,516 ft) Mountain lies on the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant volcanoes that are hidden under the ice caps.

First ascent

Date
1888
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
West Jangha 5,059 m W 279° 0.5 km
East Janghi 5,033 m SE 120° 1.2 km
Peak Shota Rustaveli 4,859 m SE 135° 1.6 km
Lakutsa-Laartkol 4,655 m W 265° 2.1 km
Katintayu 4,979 m NW 306° 2.1 km
West Shkhara 5,069 m SE 130° 3.4 km