The Ghergheti glacier spreads to the southeastern knee of the glacier summit. Its length is 7,1 km (the longest in Georgia) and area is 11 sq. km. The tongue of the glacier goes down to 2900 meters above the sea level. In its vicinity is situated a high-mountain meteorological station of Kazbeghi which was founded 70 years ago. Here was registered the lowest temperature in Georgia (-420C) which can be explained by the height of the site (3700 m above the sea level) and the influence of Ghergheti glacier. On the boundary of Ghergheti glacier there is one mythological and one historical monument (Ghergheti Sameba). Mythology tells the story of the Bethlehem cave and Amiran chained at Kavkasioni. As the narrative goes, God has chained Amiran to the rock exactly here and ‘Capped him with snowy and icy Ghergheti and Kazbeghi Mountain’.

The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, has introduced a Ghergheti Sameba celebration on July 16 every year. There is also a big celebration of the Assumption of Virgin Mary here (August 28).