- Elevation
- 4,046 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- SUI Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport65 km
- KUT David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport134 km
About Gora Dombay-Ul’gen
Gora Dombay-Ul’gen is a mountain. Location: Georgia. Elevation: 4,046 m.
Dombai-Ulgen or Dombay-Ulgen (Georgian: დომბაი-ულგენი; Russian: Домбай-Ульген, Karachay-Balkar: Доммай ёлген) is a 4,046-metre-high (13,274 ft) mountain of the Greater Caucasus and the highest point of Abkhazia, a state with limited international recognition otherwise seen to be part of Georgia. It is located on the border with Karachay–Cherkessia, an autonomous republic of Russia. The mountain is composed of gneiss, crystalline schist, and granite. The top is covered by snow and glaciers at all times of the year.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,237 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Gora Dombay-Ul’gen
This month · November
A wet month
Day -9° · Night -16° · Rain 145 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -22°)
- Wettest month
- October (149 mm)
- Driest month
- February (80 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -9° | -12° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -22° | -19° | -13° | -10° | -7° | -5° | -5° | -8° | -12° | -16° | -19° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 80 | 85 | 127 | 130 | 132 | 118 | 120 | 129 | 149 | 145 | 126 |
How to get to Gora Dombay-Ul’gen
The nearest airport is Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI), 65 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kutaisi, 134 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI) Sukhumi 65 kmsouthwest
- David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) Kopitnari 134 kmsoutheast
- Sochi International Airport (AER) Sochi 145 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 134 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 178 kmsouth
- Rize Population: 119.8K 266 kmsouth
- Trabzon Population: 244.1K 299 kmsouthwest
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 308 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gora Dombay-Ul’gen
Within 100 km: 12 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kodoris Kheoba Natural site 15 kmS
25–60 km5 places
- Chkhaltis Kedi Mountain 26 kmW
- Mta Lashk’enderi Mountain 47 kmS
- Amt’q’eli River 39 kmSW
- Tba Amtqeli Lake 39 kmSW
60–100 km15 places
- Gomi River 68 kmS
- Ushba Mountain 77 kmE
- Bzyb Mountain Range Mountain 81 kmW
- Mq’invari Dolra Natural site 65 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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