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| Mount Elbrus | |
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 Mount Elbrus, seen from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft) Ranked 10th |
| Listing | Seven Summits Volcanic Seven Summits Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E / 43.35500°N 42.43917°E |
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| Geography | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Parent range | Lateral Range Caucasus Mountains |
| Topo map | Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP[4][5] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Unknown |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano (dormant) |
| Last eruption | 50 AD ± 50 years[6] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | (West summit) 1874, by Florence Crauford Grove, Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker and the guides Peter Knubel and 22 July 1829 by Killar Khashirov |
| Easiest route | Basic snow/ice climb |
Mount Elbrus[a] is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the western part of the North Caucasus and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains. The dormant volcano rises 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level; it is the highest stratovolcano in Eurasia and the 10th-most prominent peak in the world.[7] The mountain stands in Southern Russia, in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller, western summit is 5,642 metres (18,510 ft);[2] the eastern summit is 5,621 metres (18,442 ft). 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.
- ^ "Mount Elbrus". The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book, Inc. p. 317.
- ^ a b "Image of the Day: Mt. Elbrus". NASA Earth Observatory. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Elbrus". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Mount Elbrus Map Sample". EWP. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Mount Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley Map and Guide" (Map). EWP. 1:50,000 with mountaineering information. EWP Map Guides. Cartography by EWP. 2007. ISBN 978-0-906227-95-4.
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