Chatyr-Dag
Chatyr-Dag | |
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Crimean Tatar:Çatır Dağ | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,527 m (5,010 ft) |
Parent peak | Eklizi-Bourun |
Coordinates | 44°44′N34°18′E/ 44.733°N 34.300°E |
Geography | |
Location | Crimea |
Parent range | Crimean Mountains |
Chatyr-Dag(Crimean Tatar:Çatır Dağ,Ukrainian:Чатир-Даг,Russian:Чатыр-Даг) is amountainous massifinCrimea,near theSimferopol-Alushtahighway. In theCrimean Tatar languageçatırmeans tent anddağmeans mountain.
Overview
[edit]The mountain consists of two plateaus: the lower (north) and the upper (south). The lower plateau slopes gently down to its northern side, which is covered insteppegrass. On its southern end (near the steep slope of the higher plateau), the lower plateau is covered withbeechforests andjuniperglades. It has many hiking trails and several beautifulcaves(listed below). On the east side of the lower plateau there is a grove ofyews.
The upper plateau has the shape of a giant bowl and on its rim; the highest peaks are each named. The upper plateau is covered withalpine meadows.Its slopes are very steep and offer some routes for multipitch climbing (rock climbingroutes longer than length of one climbing rope). The highest peak is Eklizi-Bourun (1527 m above sea level).
Caves in the Chatyr-Dag massif include:
- Marble Caves
- Emine Bair Hosarcave
- Fur-tree cave
- Obvalnaya cave
- Vyalova cave
- Artuch-Koba
- Vyalova cave system