Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
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 |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.