Georgia · Caucasus Mountains5,054 m (16,581 ft)Mount Kazbek 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Kazbek. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Mountain village base along the Georgian Military Road.
Historic stone refuge serving as base camp, equipped with dormitories and tent pads.
Glaciated snow col between the eastern and western volcanic summits.
Highest volcanic peak in Georgia, commanding views across the Caucasus.
Total vertical rise from Betlemi Hut (Meteo Station) (3,650m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 42°41′43″ N, 44°30′58″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Mount Kazbek
Mount Kazbek (known in Georgian as Mqinvartsveri, meaning 'Glacier Peak') is a magnificent 5,054-metre dormant stratovolcano situated in northeastern Georgia just south of the Russian border. The third-highest summit in Georgia and the second-highest volcanic cone in the Caucasus after Elbrus, Kazbek towers majestically above the town of Stepantsminda and the historic Georgian Military Highway. Rich in mythology as the legendary peak where the Titan Amirani (the Georgian Prometheus) was chained for gifting fire to mortals, Kazbek was first climbed in 1868 by Douglas Freshfield, Adolphus Moore, Charles Tucker, and Chamonix guide François Devouassoud.