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Highest point Russian name Elevation Federal subject Location Elbrus: Эльбрус 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) Kabardino-Balkaria Karachay-Cherkessia: Lateral Range, Eastern Caucasus: Klyuchevskaya Sopka: Ключевская Сопка 4,754 metres (15,597 ft) Kamchatka Krai: Eastern Range (Kamchatka) Belukha: Белуха 4,506 metres (14,783 ft)
Satellite image of the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. [7] 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 ...
The Caucasus (/ ˈ k ɔː k ə s ə s /) or Caucasia [3] [4] (/ k ɔː ˈ k eɪ ʒ ə /), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia.It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
Highest peak of Europe and Russia Dormant stratovolcano: Dykh-Tau [2] Дыхтау 5205 m 17,077 ft: 2002 m 6,568 ft: 63.4 km 39.4 mi Bokovoy Range Greater Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria: Second highest peak of Russia Koshtan-Tau [3] Коштантау 5152 m 16,903 ft
According to the Messner list, Puncak Mandala (4,760 m) on New Guinea is the second highest of the Australian continent. [1] [4] Heights of mountain peaks in West Papua are poorly established, and Puncak Trikora has been listed as the second-highest summit on the island, but SRTM data do support a higher elevation for Mandala.
Prielbrusye National Park is located on the peaks and north slope of the central Caucasus Mountains, with some southern slope areas, at elevations ranging from 1400 – 5642 meters. The terrain includes mountain peaks and side-ridges, glaciers, lava flows, lake basins, and lower elevations, a limited system of forested river valleys.
It is also the third-highest peak in the country (after Mount Shkhara and Janga). Kazbegi is the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. [6] The last eruption occurred c. 750 BCE. [6]