Zakan Peak is the peak of the mountain junction of the western part of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus . Zakan Peak is the beginning of the Magisho Mountain Range. Height above sea level - 2271 m.
| Zakan | |
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 Zakan Peak, Western Caucasus | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 2270.6 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Mountain system | Western caucasus |
It is located in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in the Urup region . The peak rises above the village of the same name Zakan , which is located on the banks of the Zakan River . The "folk" name of the peak is Teschin's fang or Zakan's tooth. At the top is an Orthodox cross illuminated by Vladyka Theophanes.