Strizhament Mountain, located in the center of Pre-Caucasus (Stavropol region) between Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, is the highest mountain of the Russian Plain. The height of the peaks is 831 meters above sea level. According to historians, the name of the mountain was a fortress, which was founded on the top of the mountain in 1794 and had a rather strange name Retranshament that French translates to "strengthen". Locals have not coped with a French accent and renamed the hill, giving it the name "Strizhament."

Mountain Strizhament composed of Paleogene and Neogene clays, at the very top it is covered by sands and shell srednesarmatskogo period. Around the upper edge of the plateau overhanging ledges of limestone which form the niches and caves, and at the bottom - a chaotic jumble of blocks of limestone, formed after the collapse of the eaves. On the northern slope of the mountain is one of these places is called "Stone chaos" and is a natural monument of regional significance. There is a stone labyrinths, caves, natural components of a single complex.

Mountain Strizhament with his spur and Mount Nedremannoy is a huge array, causing the Kuban River makes a sharp hairpin bend to the west. The centuries-old work of the river led to the mountain Strizhament breaks to the Kuban valley is very steep cliffs and slopes.

The upper part of the mountain - a vast treeless plateau that bifurcated the deep valley of the river Temnushka. A huge number of sources located closer to the top of the mountain, consisting of limestone, leading to its destruction. In the valley Temnushka focused forest submitted a centuries-old beeches. Many plants that grow on the mountain are very rare, so they were listed as endangered. Enough variety and fauna.

Mountain Strizhament - is pure mountain air, wonderful landscapes, ancient forest, a huge number of amazing caves, cliffs, springs and caves, which attract many tourists and make it a truly amazing place.