Moont Elbrus | |
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![]() Moont Elbrus | |
Heichest pynt | |
Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) [1][2] |
Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft) Ranked 10t |
Isolation | 2,473 kilometre (1,537 mi) |
Leetin | Seven Summits Volcanic Seven Summits Kintra heich pynt Ultra |
Coordinates | 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E / 43.35500°N 42.43917°ECoordinates: 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E / 43.35500°N 42.43917°E |
Geografie | |
Location | Russia |
Parent range | Caucasus Moontains |
Topo map | Elbrus an Upper Baksan Valley bi EWP[3][4] |
Geology | |
Age o rock | Unknown |
Muntain teep | Stratovolcano (dormant) |
Last eruption | 50 CE ± 50 years[5] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | (West summit) 1874, by Florence Crauford Grove, Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker and the guides Peter Knubel of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais and Ahiya Sottaiev (Lower summit) 22 July 1829 by karachay guide Khillar Khachirov |
Easiest route | Basic snow/ice climb |
Moont Elbrus (Roushie: Эльбру́с, romanised: El'brus, lit. 'ɪlʲˈbrus'; [Минги тау, Min̡i taw] error: ((lang-xx)): text has italic markup (help), IPA: [miŋŋi taw] ( listen)) is a dormant volcano locatit in the wastren Caucasus moontains, in Kabardino-Balkarie an Karachay–Cherkessia o Roushie, near the border wi Georgie.