Mount Agepsta (, , ''Agh'aphstha'') is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

in the

Gagra Range Gagra Range (; ka, გაგრის ქედი, tr; russian: Гагрский хребет, Gagrskij hrebet) is a mountain range of the Greater Caucasus in Abkhazia, Georgia.The range runs between the valleys of the Bzyb and Psou rivers t ...

of the

Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains, : pronounced * hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ, : pronounced * az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced * rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ * tr, Kafkas Dağla ...

system located in Abkhazia,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. The summit is above sea level in elevation.

Ecology

The slopes of Mount Agepsta, up to an elevation of , are forested in Nordmann Fir (''Abies nordmanniana'') and Oriental Beech (''Fagus orientalis'') forests. They are in the

Caucasus mixed forests The Caucasus mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as the adjacent Lesser Caucasus range and the eastern end of the Pontic Mountains. Geography The ecoregion covers an area of , ext ...

ecoregion of the

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. Higher elevations on the mountain have alpine meadows. The highest elevations near the summit have small

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References

Three-thousanders of the Caucasus Mountains of Abkhazia Mountains of Georgia (country) {{Abkhazia-geo-stub

Ecology

See also

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