Katyn-Tau (კათინთაუ; ) is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus (Bezengi Wall). It lies on the border of Svaneti (Mestia Municipality, Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 4979 m (16,335 ft) above sea level. Katyn-Tau — peakbagger.com The mountain is made up of paleozoic granites. The slopes of summit are covered nival landscape.M. Utmelidze, Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V, p. 318, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1980.
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