Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus (Russian: Эльбру́с, Elbrus, Karachay-Balkar: Минги тау, Miñi taw or Mın̨i taw Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ, ’Wāśhamāxwa or Ꜧuas̨hemaxue, Adyghe: Ӏуащхьэмафэ, ’Wāśhamāfa or Ꜧuas̨hemafe, Hakuchi: Къӏуащхьэмафэ, Qʼuas̨hemafe, ) is a dormant volcano in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia, near the border with Georgia. It could be considered the highest mountain in Europe, notwithstanding that the Caucasus mountains are at the intersection of Europe and Asia, and it is the tenth most prominent peak in the world.
HIGHEST POINT
| Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft)
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| Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft)
Ranked 10th |
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| Isolation | 2,473 kilometres (1,537 mi)
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| Coordinates | 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E
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NAMING
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GEOGRAPHY
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| Topo map | Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP
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GEOLOGY
| Age of rock | Unknown
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| Mountain type | Stratovolcano (dormant)
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| Last eruption | 50 CE ± 50 years
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CLIMBING
| First ascent | (West summit) 1874, by Florence Crauford Grove, Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker and the guides Peter Knubel and Ahiya Sottaiev
(Lower summit) 22 July 1829 by Khillar Khachirov |
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| Easiest route | Basic snow/ice climb
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