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Gistola

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Gistola

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Gistola (Karachay-Balkar, Gestola) is a peak in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range on Georgia–Russia border. The elevation of the mountain is 4,860 m (15, 940 ft) above sea level. The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of Gistola are covered with ice.

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