Location of Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains
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Location of Mount Elbrus within Russia
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Location of Mount Elbrus within Kabardino-Balkaria
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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.
^ ab"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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^"Russia". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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