Rocky ridge
North Ossetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krai, Russia.
Description:
Rocky is the advanced ridge of the northern part of the slope of the Greater Caucasus. It is located in North Ossetia, in Kabardino-Balkaria, in Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Stavropol and Krasnodar territories of Russia.
The highest point of the ridge - Mount Karakay is 3.646 meters, in the east the height is up to 3.000 meters, in the west - 1,200-1.700 meters, the length is 375 kilometers.
This is a cuesta with gentle northern and steep southern slopes, dismembered by a large number of river valleys. In this area, karst manifestations are common. The northern slope is covered by broadleaf forests, rowing zone and southern slope - mountain meadows and steppes.