Janga (mountain)

Janga
Dzhangi-Tau or Jangi-Tau
Main Caucasus Ridge panorama between Katyn-Tau and Shkara peaks from georgian side. 2011
Highest point
Elevation	5,085 m (16,683 ft)
Prominence	335 m (1,099 ft)
Isolation	4.41 km (2.74 mi)
Coordinates	43°1′5″N 43°3′29″E / 43.01806°N 43.05806°E / 43.01806; 43.05806
Naming
Native name	ჯანღა (Georgian)
Geography
Janga Location of Janga within the Caucasus mountains Show map of Caucasus mountains Janga Janga (Kabardino-Balkaria) Show map of Kabardino-Balkaria Janga Janga (Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) Show map of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Location	Mestia, Georgia / Russia
Countries	Russia and Georgia
Parent range	Caucasus Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1888

Janga or Jangi-Tau or Dzhangi-Tau ^[1] (Georgian: ჯანღა [dʒanɣa]; Russian: Джанги-Тау, Džangi-Tau) is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. Mountain has three peaks - the main peak Jangi-Tau with elevation above sea level 5,085 m (16,683 ft),^[2] West Peak with elevation 5,059 m (16,598 ft)^[3] and East Peak with elevation 5,034 m (16,516 ft)^[4] Mountain lies on the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia).^[5] The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant volcanoes that are hidden under the ice caps^{[citation needed]}.