Mount Agepsta

{{Short description|Mountain in the Gagra Range of the Caucasus Mountains System}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Agepsta

| photo =Agepsta.jpg

| photo_caption =Agepsta from Aibga Ridge

| elevation_m = 3357

| elevation_ref ={{cite web |url= http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Agepsta|title= Mount Agepsta – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering|publisher= Mountain-Forecast.com|accessdate=22 November 2011}}

| listing = Ribu

| range = Gagra Range

| country = Georgia

| region_type=

| region = Abkhazia{{Abkhazia-note}}

| map = Georgia

| map_caption = Location of the mountain

| coordinates={{coord|43.548330|N|40.480560|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

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Mount Agepsta ({{Lang-ka|აგეფსთა|tr}}, {{Langx|ab|Аҕьаҧсҭа}}, Agh'aphstha) is a mountain in the Gagra Range of the Caucasus Mountains system located in Abkhazia, Georgia.

The summit is {{Convert|3357|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level in elevation.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Agepsta, up to an elevation of {{Convert|1700|–|1800|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 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

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Category:Three-thousanders of the Caucasus

Category:Mountains of Abkhazia

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