Mount Elbrus
5,642 m18,510 ft
Mountain · Bokovoy Range · Russia
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world.
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The highest point of Europe, Russia, Caucasus Mountains, Greater Caucasus, Bokovoy Range, and Центральный Кавказ
At the summit · forecast for 7:00 AM
-14 °CPartly cloudy · wind 3 km/h from the SE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Elbrus, 5,642 m
- 7:00 AM-14 °CSE 3 km/h–
- 10:00 AM-9 °CNE 4 km/h–
- 1:00 PM-8 °CW 6 km/h–
- 4:00 PM-10 °CW 5 km/h–
- 7:00 PM-15 °CSE 3 km/h–
- 10:00 PM-15 °CSE 5 km/h–
- 1:00 AM-14 °CSE 4 km/h–
- 4:00 AM-14 °CSE 2 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly clear | -8 °C / -15 °C | – | 7 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Light snow | -11 °C / -15 °C | 1.4 mm | 9 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Fog | -13 °C / -15 °C | 2.7 mm | 9 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Cloudy | -14 °C / -16 °C | 0.8 mm | 4 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Cloudy | -15 °C / -20 °C | 1.1 mm | 7 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Partly cloudy | -13 °C / -21 °C | – | 6 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Cloudy | -14 °C / -18 °C | 0.2 mm | 8 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 10:17 PM GMT+3. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 5,642 m (18,510 ft)
- Prominence
- 4,741 m (15,554 ft)
- Isolation
- 2,473 km to higher ground
- Range
- Bokovoy Range
- Country
- Russia
- First ascent
- July 22, 1829
- Highest point of
- Europe, Russia, Caucasus Mountains, Greater Caucasus, Bokovoy Range, and Центральный Кавказ
- Coordinates
- 43.353°N 42.438°E
- Volcano number
- 214010 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Elbrus
Highest mountain of Russia and Europe
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. It is situated in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the western extension of Ciscaucasia, and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains.
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Peaks near Mount Elbrus
- Kukurtlu4,978 m · 2.9 km awayOn the map
- Babis Mta4,454 m · 19 km awayOn the map
- Ushba4,737 m · 31 km awayOn the map
- Latsga4,019 m · 35 km awayOn the map
- Laila Peak4,008 m · 49 km awayOn the map
- Lalveri4,350 m · 56 km awayOn the map
- Pik Yesenin4,310 m · 57 km awayOn the map
- Tetnuldi4,858 m · 57 km awayOn the map
- Mount Adishi4,290 m · 58 km awayOn the map
- Gistola4,860 m · 58 km awayOn the map
Highest in the Bokovoy Range
- Mount Elbrus5,642 mOn the map
- Dykh-Tau5,204 mOn the map
- Koshtan-Tau5,144 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Russia
- Mount Elbrus5,642 mOn the map
- Dykh-Tau5,204 mOn the map
- Shkhara5,193 mOn the map
- Koshtan-Tau5,144 mOn the map
- Janga5,051 mOn the map
- Mount Kazbek5,033 mOn the map
- Gistola4,860 mOn the map
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka4,800 mOn the map
- Mount Dzhimara4,780 mOn the map
- Ailama4,547 mOn the map
Towns near Mount Elbrus
- Tyrnyauz39 km away
- Karachayevsk63 km away
- Uchkeken66 km away
- Kislovodsk66 km away