Kackar Dagi

Kackar Dagi, at an estimated height of 3,932 m, is the highest peak in the Kackar mountains. Mount Kaçkar is about 40 kilometers from the Black Sea Coast and 70 kilometers from Georgia's eastern border and the port city of Batumi. The Turkish coastal cities of Rize and Trabzon are approximately 70 and 120 kilometers west of the mountain, respectively.

The surrounding mountain ranges are approximately 400 kilometers long and comprise the eastern third of the Pontic Mountains. This stretches for about 1000 kilometers along the Black Sea and, with its numerous parallel chains reaching up to 200 kilometers inland, is part of the Alpine orogeny, meaning it formed at the same time as the Alps. The mountain is composed of granite and diorite rocks. Butterflies, wolves, Ibex, and wild boar can all be found here. The most well-known villages near the mountain's base are Cat, Ayder, Hevek, and Tekkale.

Climbing the mountain in the winter is more difficult than in the summer. During the winter, snow covers the mountains and the high pastures, and the houses vanish completely. Avalanches are very common on the glacier slopes.

Height: 3,932 m

Location: The eastern Black Sea, parallel to the coast between Rize and Hopa