Mount Kazbek

The fourth one in Top 7 Highest Mountains in Russia that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Mount Kazbek. Mount Kazbek, also known as Mount Kazbegi, is a dormant stratovolcano on the Russian-Georgian border, located in Russia's North Ossetia region and Georgia's Kazbegi District.

Mount Kazbek is one of Russia's ten highest peaks, the third highest in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga), and the seventh highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the Caucasus' second-highest volcanic peak, after Mount Elbrus. The summit is the most prominent geographical feature of the area, located directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda. The name Kazbeg first appeared at the end of the 18th century, when local nobleman Dimitri Chopikashvili (grandfather of Georgian writer Aleksandre Kazbegi) was bestowed with the title "Kazgeb" by Georgian King Erekle II. The term "Kazbeg" translates as "religious leader." The title first appeared in the 17th century under Georgian king Rostom. Mqinvartsveri, the mountain's Georgian name, translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak." Bashlam is a Vainakh name that translates as "Molten Mount."

The Soviet government designated the area around Mount Kazbegi as a nature reserve in 1979, and it includes beech forests, subalpine forests, and alpine meadows. Many of the plants and animals in the reserve are only found in the Caucasus.

Location: Georgia, Russia

Elevation: 5,054 m (16,581 ft)