Meskheti Range
Meskheti Range is a part of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range in Meskheti region, in southwestern Georgia.
The length of the range is 150 km and the highest point is Mount Mepistskharo at an elevation of 2,850 m above sea level. The Meskheti Range is characterized by high amounts of precipitation. The territory around Mt. Mtirala was the wettest region within the Soviet Union and is the most humid area of the Caucasus with an annual precipitation of approximately 4500mm/year. The slopes of the Meskheti Range are mainly covered by deciduous forests below 1,200 m above sea level and by coniferous forests from 1,200-1,800 m. The highest regions of the range are covered by sub-alpine and alpine meadows.
Strabo mentions the Moschian Mountains as joining the Caucasus.
