Mount Khalatsa or Khalaskhokh (Ossetian: Халасхох; literally: "frost mount") is the highest point of South Ossetia,[1] a disputed region in Georgia, with an altitude of 3,938 metres (12,920 ft). It is located on the border between South Ossetia and North Ossetia–Alania, a Russian autonomous republic.

Mount Khalatsa
Mount Khalatsa is located in Georgia
Mount Khalatsa
Mount Khalatsa
Location in North Ossetia–Alania, Russia (on the border with Georgia)
Mount Khalatsa is located in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Mount Khalatsa
Mount Khalatsa
Mount Khalatsa (Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti)
Highest point
Elevation3,938 m (12,920 ft)
Prominence1,118 m (3,668 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Isolation14.76 km (9.17 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates42°35′56″N 43°50′12″E / 42.59889°N 43.83667°E / 42.59889; 43.83667
Geography
LocationSouth Ossetia, Georgia /
North Ossetia–Alania, Russia
Parent rangeCaucasus

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  1. ^ (in English) South Ossetia, MSN Encarta Archived 2009-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on July 26, 2009. Archived 2009-11-01.