Mount Kazbek (, Kazbek; , Urskhokh ( White Mount); , Mqinvartsveri), is a volcano and one of the chief mountains of the Caucasus. It is located in Georgia near the border between Russia and Georgia, dominating the town of Stepantsminda near the border with North Ossetia. It is the third highest mountain in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains.Georgians call the mountain Mqinvari meaning "glacier" or "Ice Mountain". Kazbek is located on the Khokh Range, a mountain range which runs north of the Greater Caucasus Range, and which is pierced by the gorges of the Ardon and the Terek. The mountain itself lies along the edge of the Borjomi-Kazbegi Fault (which is a northern sub-ending of the Anatolian Fault). The region is highly active tectonically, with numerous small earthquakes occurring at regular intervals. An active geothermal/hot spring system also surrounds the m

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