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From the slopes of Fisht, the river Pshekh begins, at the tops of Fish and Oshtan there is the source of the Belaya River, downstream of the receiving water of the Pshekhi River, and flowing into the Kuban. Shah also originates in Fisht, but flows into the Black Sea. From the western wall of the
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Fisht forms together with the peaks of Oshten and Pshekhu-Su the so-called Fisht-Oshten massif. The tops of the massif represent the first (advancing from west to east) in the Caucasus alpine-type peaks, that is, rising much higher than the upper boundary of the forest, having a wide belt of
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subalpine and alpine mountain meadows. In addition, Fisht is the westernmost peak of the Caucasus, which has glaciers on its slopes (Big and Small Fishtinsky glaciers) and considerable rock faults.
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On the Great Fishtinsky Glacier is the classic climbing route of the category of complexity 1B. There are also climbing routes with a complexity of up to 6 A.
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The mountain is mentioned in the video "Russian alphabet", shown during the opening of the
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In honor of the mountain was named the stadium in the city of Sochi. The
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It is believed that the mountain was once an island in the ancient
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Structurally, Fisht is a blocky uplift composed of layers of reef-
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Fichtel Mountains

Krasnaya Polyana
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Coordinates
43°56′28″N 39°54′07″E / 43.94111°N 39.90194°E / 43.94111; 39.90194
Fisht is located in Caucasus Mountains
Adygea
Russia
Adygea
Parent range
Caucasus
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Adyghe
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Caucasus Mountains
Republic of Adygea
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Tethys Ocean
2014 Winter Olympics
Fisht Olympic Stadium
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