Pontic Mountains

Pontic Mountains
Sumela Monastery on the Pontic Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Mt. Kaçkar
Elevation	3,937 m (12,917 ft)
Coordinates	40°50′N 41°09′E / 40.833°N 41.150°E / 40.833; 41.150
Dimensions
Length	1,000 km (620 mi)
Geography
Countries	Turkey and Georgia
Range coordinates	40°30′N 40°30′E / 40.500°N 40.500°E / 40.500; 40.500

The Pontic Mountains or Pontic Alps (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Dağları, meaning 'North Anatolian Mountains'), form a mountain range in northern Anatolia, Turkey. They are also known as the "Parhar Mountains" in the local Turkish and Pontic Greek languages. The term Parhar originates from a Hittite word meaning 'high' or 'summit'.^[1] In ancient Greek, the mountains were called the Paryadres^[2] or Parihedri Mountains.^[3]