Located near Yalta, the Crimean Mountains are home to Ai-Petri, an inactive volcano towering at a height of 1234 meters. The peak’s name “Ai-Petri” has Greek roots and translates to “the mountain of St. Peter.”
Ai-Petri is the place with a maximum number of foggy days not only in Crimea, but in all of Ukraine. The record number of foggy days (215) was registered in 1970.
Also, it is the most windy place of Crimea and Ukraine. In 1949, the wind with the speed over 15 m/s was blowing here for 125 days; the highest recorded wind speed here is 50 m/s. Ai-Petri on Google Maps. Photos by Sergey Anashkevitch
