Chatyr-Dag

Not to be confused with Chatyr-Tau.

Chatyr-Dag
Crimean Tatar: Çatır Dağ
Highest point
Elevation	1,527 m (5,010 ft)
Parent peak	Eklizi-Bourun
Coordinates
Geography
Location	Crimea
Parent range	Crimean Mountains

Eklizi-Bourun - western side of upper plateau

Angar-Burun - eastern side of upper plateau

Chatyr-Dag (Crimean Tatar: Çatır Dağ, Ukrainian: Чатир-Даг, Russian: Чатыр-Даг) is a mountainous massif in Crimea, near the Simferopol-Alushta highway. In the Crimean Tatar language çatır means tent and dağ means mountain.

Overview

The mountain consists of two plateaus: the lower (north) and the upper (south). The lower plateau slopes gently down to its northern side, which is covered in steppe grass. On its southern end (near the steep slope of the higher plateau), the lower plateau is covered with beech forests and juniper glades. It has many hiking trails and several beautiful caves (listed below). On the east side of the lower plateau there is a grove of yews.

The upper plateau has the shape of a giant bowl and on its rim; the highest peaks are each named. The upper plateau is covered with alpine meadows. Its slopes are very steep and offer some routes for multipitch climbing (rock climbing routes longer than length of one climbing rope). The highest peak is Eklizi-Bourun (1527 m above sea level).

Caves in the Chatyr-Dag massif include:

• Marble Caves
• Emine Bair Hosar cave
• Fur-tree cave
• Obvalnaya cave
• Vyalova cave
• Artuch-Koba
• Vyalova cave system

Upper plateau (winter 2004)

Chatyr-Dag mountain, view from the south

See also

• Mangup
• The Valley Of Ghosts
• Kara Dag Mountain