Gistola

Mountain in Georgia

Gistola

Gestola
Highest point
Elevation| 4,860 m (15,940 ft)[1]
Prominence| 320 m (1,050 ft)[2]
Isolation| 2.09 km (1.30 mi)
Coordinates| 43°02′51.2″N 43°01′33.6″E﻿ / ﻿43.047556°N 43.026000°E﻿ / 43.047556; 43.026000[1]
Naming
Native name|

* გისტოლა (Georgian)
* Гестола (Karachay-Balkar)

Geography

Gistola

Georgia

Location| Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia / Svaneti, Georgia
Country|  Georgia /  Russia
Parent range| Greater Caucasus

Gistola (Georgian: გისტოლა; Karachay-Balkar: Гестола, romanized: Gestola) is a peak in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range on Georgia–Russia border. The elevation of the mountain is 4,860 m (15,940 ft) above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of Gistola are covered with ice.

## See also

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* Adishi Glacier

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gistola". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
2. ^ Gestola, Russia/Georgia. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.

## Sources

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* Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia. 1978\. Book 3. p. 172.

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