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| Mount Elbrus | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
  Mount Elbrus Location of Mount Elbrus within the Caucasus mountains | |
| 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 |
- ^ The World Book Encyclopedia—Page 317 by World Book, Inc
- ^ Mount Elbrus Map Sample
- ^ Mount Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley Map and Guide (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:50,000 with mountaineering information. EWP Map Guides. Cartography by EWP. EWP. 2007. ISBN 978 0906227954.
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