Mount Elbrus

The first one in Top 7 Highest Mountains in Russia that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Mount Elbrus. Mount Elbrus is Russia's and Europe's highest and most visible peak. It is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains and is located in the western part of the Caucasus. The dormant volcano rises 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, making it Eurasia's highest stratovolcano and the world's tenth-most prominent peak. The mountain is located in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in southern Russia.

Elbrus has two summits that are both dormant volcanic domes. The western summit is 5,642 metres (18,510 feet) taller than the eastern summit, which is 5,621 metres (18,442 ft). Khillar Khachirov first ascended the eastern summit on July 10, 1829, and a British expedition led by F. Crauford Grove and including Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker, and the Swiss guide Peter Knubel ascended the western summit in 1874.

Elbrus is located in the Caucasus, 100 kilometers from the Black Sea and 370 kilometers from the Caspian Sea, from which it can be seen in exceptionally clear weather. It is located eleven kilometers north of the Greater Caucasus Watershed, which marks the border with Georgia, and is shared by the Russian republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. It is Russia's and Europe's highest peak, surpassing Mont Blanc in the Alps, which rises 4,809 meters above sea level.

Elbrus is about 65 kilometers southwest of Kislovodsk and about 80 kilometers west-southwest of Nalchik. It is reachable by road from European route E50, also known as the M29 or R217 highway in Russia. Elbrus National Park, accessible via the A158 road from Baksan, is located on the mountain's southeastern flank. Because of border controls, access permits are required south of Baksan.

Location: in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Elevation: 5,642 m (18,510 ft)