Shkhara (Georgian: შხარა) is the highest point in the country of Georgia. It is located near the Russian-Georgian border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south. Shkhara lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) north of the city of Kutaisi, Georgia's second-largest city, and closer to the townlet of Mestia in Svaneti. The summit lies in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, to the south-east of Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain. Shkhara is the third-highest peak in the Caucasus, just behind Dykh-Tau.
By elevation Shkhara is
# 2 out of 199 in Cherek District # 4 out of 475 in Kabardino-Balkaria # 1 out of 277 in Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti # 1 out of 224 in Mestia Municipality # 1 out of 1724 in Georgia # 4 out of 24823 in Russia # 2 out of 171 in Kabardino-Balkarski Nature Reserve # 4 out of 4326 in the Greater Caucasus # 4 out of 7939 in the Caucasus
By prominence Shkhara is
# 2 out of 199 in Cherek District # 3 out of 475 in Kabardino-Balkaria # 2 out of 277 in Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti # 2 out of 224 in Mestia Municipality # 5 out of 1724 in Georgia # 87 out of 24823 in Russia # 2 out of 171 in Kabardino-Balkarski Nature Reserve # 12 out of 4326 in the Greater Caucasus # 15 out of 7939 in the Caucasus
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