Mount Elbrus | |
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Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft) Ranked 10th |
Listing |
Seven Summits Volcanic Seven Summits Country high point Ultra |
Location | |
Location | Russia, on the border of Asia and Europe |
Range | Caucasus |
Coordinates | 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E / 43.35500°N 42.43917°E |
Topo map | Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP [2] [3] |
Geology | |
Type | Stratovolcano (dormant) |
Age of rock | Unknown |
Last eruption | 50 CE ± 50 years [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | (
west
summit) 1874, by
Florence Crauford Grove,
Frederick Gardner,
Horace Walker,
Peter Knubel and guide
Ahiya Sottaiev (lower summit) 22 July 1829 by Khillar Khachirov |
Easiest route | basic snow/ ice climb |
Smithsonian
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).Mount Elbrus | |
---|---|
Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft) Ranked 10th |
Listing |
Seven Summits Volcanic Seven Summits Country high point Ultra |
Location | |
Location | Russia, on the border of Asia and Europe |
Range | Caucasus |
Coordinates | 43°21′18″N 42°26′21″E / 43.35500°N 42.43917°E |
Topo map | Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP [2] [3] |
Geology | |
Type | Stratovolcano (dormant) |
Age of rock | Unknown |
Last eruption | 50 CE ± 50 years [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | (
west
summit) 1874, by
Florence Crauford Grove,
Frederick Gardner,
Horace Walker,
Peter Knubel and guide
Ahiya Sottaiev (lower summit) 22 July 1829 by Khillar Khachirov |
Easiest route | basic snow/ ice climb |
Smithsonian
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).