The 'Horse Heads' Rocks. One of the rocks is located 5 km west of the village of Khabez and is one kilometer north of the road leading from Khabez to Ispravnaya. The other rock is located 5.5 km southwest of the village of Kubina and one kilometer southwest of the summit of Mount Elburgan-Akhua. Both rocks are part of the Pastbishchny Range. The height of the 'Horse Head' rock is about 25-30 meters, and its width is 40-45 meters. The lower part of the rock is steeply cut off. On the south side, at the base of the...

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The 'Horse Heads' Rocks. One of the rocks is located 5 km west of the village of Khabez and is one kilometer north of the road leading from Khabez to Ispravnaya. The other rock is located 5.5 km southwest of the village of Kubina and one kilometer southwest of the...

The 'Horse Heads' Rocks

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One of the rocks is located 5 km west of the village of Khabez and is one kilometer north of the road leading from Khabez to Ispravnaya. The other rock is located 5.5 km southwest of the village of Kubina and one kilometer southwest of the summit of Mount Elburgan-Akhua. Both rocks are part of the Pastbishchny Range.

The height of the 'Horse Head' rock is about 25-30 meters, and its width is 40-45 meters. The lower part of the rock is steeply cut off. On the south side, at the base of the rock, typical karst landforms such as depressions, funnels, and grottoes up to 4 meters high with entrances 1-1.5 meters high have formed on the Upper Cretaceous limestones.

The height of the 'Horse Head' rock is about 25 meters, and its width is 55-60 meters. The rock has steep slopes and consists of Upper Cretaceous limestones subject to karst processes.

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