- Elevation
- 4,451 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+04:00
- Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
- Airports
- OGZ Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport61 km
- IGT Magas Airport76 km
About Gora Shan
Gora Shan is a mountain. Location: Georgia. Elevation: 4,451 m.
Mt. Shani (Ingush: Шанлоам, lit. ''icy mountain''; Georgian: შანი; Russian: Шан) also known as Shan and Shanloam is a mountain in the Caucasus. It has an elevation of 4,451 metres (14,603 ft) and is on the international border between Georgia and Ingushetia, Russia. The mountain rises approx. nine kilometres to the east of Stepantsminda, Georgia. Access from Georgia is through the Kistinka gorge (alt. Brolistskali), which separates the Khuro massif from Mt. Shani. From the Ingushetian side, Mt.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,776 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Gora Shan
This month · November
A cold month
Day -12° · Night -18° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 3°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -25°)
- Wettest month
- June (125 mm)
- Driest month
- January (49 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) | -17° | -17° | -14° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 3° | -1° | -6° | -12° | -16° |
| Average low (°C) | -25° | -25° | -23° | -17° | -13° | -10° | -6° | -6° | -9° | -14° | -18° | -22° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 54 | 64 | 95 | 121 | 125 | 113 | 99 | 67 | 50 | 57 | 56 |
How to get to Gora Shan
The nearest airport is Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) (111 km). The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 109 km to the south.
Airports
- Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ) Beslan 61 kmnorth
- Magas Airport (IGT) Sunzha 76 kmnorth
- Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV) Grozny 111 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Tbilisi Population: 1M 109 kmsouth
- Rustavi Population: 128.2K 124 kmsouth
- Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 175 kmwest
- Ganja Population: 330.7K 258 kmsoutheast
- Batumi Population: 186.9K 282 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gora Shan
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Darialis Kheoba Natural site 14 kmNW
- Mount Kazbek Mountain 20 kmW
25–60 km6 places
- Gora Dzhimara Mountain 28 kmW
- Khokhskiy Khrebet Mountain 36 kmW
- Tlia River 56 kmW
- Mt’a Tsit’eli Khati Mountain 44 kmSW
60–100 km11 places
- Pankisis Kheoba Natural site 74 kmSE
- Aragvi River 92 kmS
- Didi Liakhvi River 94 kmSW
- Joseph Stalin Museum Museum 92 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Kazbek Mountain, Georgia20 km W
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Darialis Kheoba Natural site, Georgia14 km NW
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