Description of the attraction
Mount Dombai-Ulgen is the highest, majestic and beautiful peak in the Western Caucasus. The height of the mountain is 4046 m above sea level. Mount Dombai is the highest point of the Dividing Range of the Greater Caucasus and is located east of the resort village of Dombai on the border of Abkhazia and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic at the headwaters of the Teberda River. The mountain is the highest point of Abkhazia.
The top of the mountain is covered with glaciers and eternal snows, composed of granites, crystalline schists and gneisses. In the language of the indigenous people, the name of the mountain Dombai-Ulgen means “the place where the bison died”. The rocky and powerful Dombay-Ulgen massif consists of three gray peaks: the main (4045 m), eastern (3950 m) and western (4036 m), which draw a frozen silhouette of a large "bison" dying among dense Caucasian forests and cold rocks.
The most picturesque view of Dombai-Ulgen opens from the famous Dombai glade, located at an altitude of 1650 m above sea level and formed at the junction of three gorges: Dombai-Alibek, Dombai-Yolgen and Amanauz.
All year round, thousands of tourists and climbers come to admire the picturesque landscapes, among which this symbol of the Caucasus is located. Glaciers of slopes merging with the blue sky, bright green carpets of alpine meadows, turquoise lakes, stormy waterfalls, healing clean air and narzan springs that heal body and soul, attract with their pristine nature, bewitching anyone who has ever been able to visit here.
There are many tourist routes around Dombai-Ulgen Mountain. From the main peak to the north, there is a steep ridge, which turns into a depression called "Dombayskoye saddle". The most common way up leads up from here. The conquest of the summit is impossible without thorough preparation and a serious approach.
