Shkhara

Shkhara
შხარა Ушхара
Highest point
Elevation	5,203 m (17,070 ft)
Prominence	1,357 m (4,452 ft)
Listing	Seven Third Summits Country high point
Coordinates	43°00′02″N 43°06′44″E
Geography
Shkhara Location within Caucasus Mountains Shkhara Location within Kabardino-Balkaria Shkhara Location within Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Location	Svaneti, Georgia Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Parent range	Main Caucasian Range Greater Caucasus Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1888 by U. Almer, J. Cockin and C. Roth
Easiest route	Northeast Ridge: snow/ice climb (Russian grade 4b)

Shkhara (Georgian: შხარა; Karachay-Balkar: Ушхара, romanized: Uşxara; Russian: Шхара) is a mountain peak and the highest point in Georgia. It is located on the Georgia–Russia border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south. Shkhara is the highest peak of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range since both Elbrus and Dykhtau are located along the side ranges, which lie to the north of it. Shkhara lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of Kutaisi, Georgia's third-largest city, and right at the townlet of Mestia. The summit lies in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, south-east of Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. Shkhara is the third-highest peak in the Caucasus, just behind Dykh-Tau.