Mount Elbrus (East Summit)

Local nameЭльбрус Восточный
LocationKabardino-Balkaria, Russia

Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m above sea level, and is the highest volcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. It is situated in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the western extension of Ciscaucasia, and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains.

Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller, western summit is 5,642 metres; the eastern summit is 5,621 metres. The eastern summit was first ascended on 10 July 1829 by a Circassian man named Khillar Khashirov, and the western summit in 1874 by a British expedition led by F. Crauford Grove and including Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker and the Swiss guide Peter Knubel.

Tags VolcanoDormant Volcano
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elbrus

Address Russia

Coordinates 43°20'48.453" N 42°27'14.056" E

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