Mt. Elbrus
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| Гора Эльбрус | |
Mount Elbrus
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) |
| Prominence | 4,741 m (15,554 ft) Ranked 10th |
| Isolation | 2,473 kilometres (1,537 mi) |
| Listing |
Seven Summits Volcanic Seven Summits Country high point 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 |
| Geography | |
 Mount Elbrus
Location of Mount Elbrus within the Caucasus Mountains
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Parent range | Caucasus Mountains |
| Topo map | Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Unknown |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano (dormant) |
| Last eruption | 50 CE ± 50 years |
| 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 |
| Easiest route | Basic snow/ice climb |
Mount Elbrus (Russian: Эльбру́с, tr. Elbrus; IPA: [ɪlʲˈbrus]; Karachay-Balkar: Минги тау, Miñi taw, IPA: [mɪˈŋːi taw]; Kabardian: Ӏуащхьэмахуэ, ’Wāśhamāxwa IPA: [ʔʷoːɕħɑmæːxʷo]; Georgian: იალბუზი, tr. Ialbuzi; Ossetian: Halbruz) is the highest mountain in Russia and in Europe, and the tenth most prominent peak in the world. A dormant volcano, Elbrus forms part of the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia, near the border with Georgia.
Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. With its slightly taller west summit, the mountain stands at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); the east summit is 5,621 metres (18,442 ft). The lower east summit was first ascended on 10 July 1829 (Julian calendar) by Khillar Khachirov, a Karachay guide for an Imperial Russian army scientific expedition led by General Emmanuel, and the higher (by about 20 m; 66 ft) in 1874 by a British expedition led by F. Crauford Grove and including Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker, and the Swiss guide Peter Knubel of St. Niklaus.
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