Yutsa Mountain

Mount Yutsa is the closest elevation to Pyatigorsk, with a height of 973.2 meters, rising approximately 350 meters above the surrounding plain. In August 1991, the first and only USSR Championship in paragliding was held here, after which the mountain became a permanent venue for Russian competitions in hang gliding and paragliding sports. Thanks to its open slopes and updrafts, Yutsa has become one of the well-known centers for these sports in Russia, and flights over it have become a recognizable feature of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. On the southern slope of the mountain, there are deposits of travertine — sediments indicating the numerous mineral springs that once existed here.