Ushba
Sign in to saveUshba () is one of the most notable peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. It is located in the Svaneti region of Georgia, just south of the border with the Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia. Although it does not rank in the 10 highest peaks of the range, Ushba is known as the "Matterhorn of the Caucasus" for its picturesque, spire-shaped double summit. Ushba is considered by many climbers as the most difficult ascent in the Caucasus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ushba is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to Russia, Georgia (country) and Kyrgyzstan.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Four-thousanders of the Caucasus and Mountains of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Ushba
- Mountain.photo
- File:Ushb.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Ushba
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 4710
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1222
- Mountain.listing
- Ribu
- Mountain.location
- Svaneti region, Georgia
- Mountain.range
- Greater Caucasus Mountains
- Mountain.map
- Georgia#Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location of the mountain
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 26 July 1903 by expedition led by
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Northeast Ridge (to North Summit) (AD+/Russian 4a)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Elevation
- 4737
- Image
- Ushba summit.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 1217
- topographic isolation
- 28.28
- mountain range
- Main Caucasus Range
- Commons category
- Ushba
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ushba () is one of the most notable peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. It is located in the Svaneti region of Georgia, just south of the border with the Kabardino-Balkaria region of Russia. Although it does not rank in the 10 highest peaks of the range, Ushba is known as the "Matterhorn of the Caucasus" for its picturesque, spire-shaped double summit. Ushba is considered by many climbers as the most difficult ascent in the Caucasus.
In Georgian mythology, Ushba was thought to be the home of the hunting goddess Dali.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ushba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations