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Tebulosmta

4,493m

Greater Caucasus

Summit weather

Karel61 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
4,493m
Prominence
2,145m
Isolation
66km
Relief
2,180mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
53°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
All yearSee month by month ↓
Summit
42.5750°N, 45.3156°E

Mountain in Georgia and Russia

Tebulosmta is a mountain in the Greater Caucasus (Russia). Its summit stands 4,493 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 2,145 m, and the nearest higher ground is 66 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (2,313 m), it rises 2,180 m. The steepest side is the north-west face: 43° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 53° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

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Scores

Tebulosmta for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

5.8/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 0.8/2.52 waymarked routes and 2 path sections nearby
  • 0.0/1.50 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/22,180 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.4/1.52,145 m of prominence
  • 1.2/1.55 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 0.3/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

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No ski runs within 12 km in OpenStreetMap.

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

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Snow

When there is snow on Tebulosmta

At the summit, snow all year round. Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit4,493 msnow all year round
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Halfway up3,403 msnow from October to June
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all month
Foot of the mountain2,313 msnow from December to April (some years from November to May)
Snow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow some of the timeNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all month
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Tebulosmta, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average August afternoon the summit reaches about 5 °C; on January nights it falls to about -29 °C. In 8 months of the year it stays below freezing at the top even in the afternoon. In August the 0 °C line climbs to about 5,310 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, December is the driest month (24 mm) and May the wettest (89 mm).

0 m1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 m5,000 mSUMMIT · 4,493 mJanuary: 1,460 mFebruary: 1,680 mMarch: 2,380 mApril: 3,200 mMay: 4,110 mJune: 4,800 mJuly: 5,280 mAugust: 5,310 mSeptember: 4,610 mOctober: 3,690 mNovember: 2,600 mDecember: 1,810 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-20-291,4602874.3
February-18-291,6802675.1
March-14-242,38046104.7
April-8-183,20063125.2
May-2-134,11089166.1
June2-94,80086157.6
July5-65,28058117.6
August5-65,31053108.0
September1-104,6104696.7
October-5-153,6905295.3
November-12-212,6003374.5
December-17-271,8102464.3

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 2,291 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east
4,493 m1,897 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
4,493 m2,236 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 29°NNE: 32°NEE: 39°ESE: 29°SES: 34°SSW: 22°SWW: 35°WNW: 43°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Tebulosmta

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Tebulosmta seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • —mountain huts and shelters
  • —cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
  • —ski areas
  • 2waymarked hiking routes

    Omalo-Shatili, Omalo–Shatili

  • —via ferratas
  • —climbing crags and routes
  • 2named glaciers

    Юж. Тебулосский, Сев. Тебулосский

  • 1viewpoints
  • 9campsites
  • 5hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    ხონისჭალა, გრილო, შეთე, Garcia and 1 more

  • 2restaurants and cafés

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

2019 - Pshav-Khevsureti National Park - Horse on the Khidotani ridge
Moahim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mt. Tebulosmta afar (4493m)
Jelger Groeneveld · CC BY 2.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-20-18-14-8-22551-5-12-17
2020+1.1+0.7+4.0−0.6+0.7+1.8+0.7−1.8+2.5+3.4−0.3+0.6
2021+3.2+2.0−2.6+2.9+2.4+2.4+0.9+1.1−1.3−1.2+2.6+2.6
2022+0.4+2.6−5.2+3.5−1.0+0.8+0.1+1.9+2.4+0.3+1.6+1.7
2023+1.6−1.7+4.1+1.7+0.1−0.2−0.1+2.2−0.3+1.2+2.7+3.2
2024+1.2+2.2+0.7+7.0−2.0+1.5+0.1+0.4+0.1−0.7+0.2−1.1
2025+3.3−2.4+2.9+0.2+0.8−0.2+1.6+2.8−1.5+0.2+6.2+0.8

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q768463) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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