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The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the ...
The Greater Caucasus [a] [b] is the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains.It stretches for about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea: from the Western Caucasus in the vicinity of Sochi on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea and reaching nearly to Baku on the Caspian.
The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. [5] Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area of Russia. [6]
Prielbrusye National Park is located on the peaks and north slope of the central Caucasus Mountains, with some southern slope areas, at elevations ranging from 1400 – 5642 meters. The terrain includes mountain peaks and side-ridges, glaciers, lava flows, lake basins, and lower elevations, a limited system of forested river valleys.
Mount Aragats has a topographic prominence of 2,143 meters, more than some higher mountains, such as Dykh-Tau (5,205 m high) in the Russian part of Great Caucasus Range. Situated 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the Armenian capital Yerevan , Aragats is a large volcano with numerous fissure vents and adventive cones .
The Murovdağ or Mrav (anglicized as Murovdagh, listen ⓘ; Armenian: Մռավի լեռնաշղթա, romanized: Mr’avi Ler’nashght’a) [1] [2] is the highest mountain range in the Lesser Caucasus. The range is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) long, and Gamish Mountain is its highest peak at 3,724 metres (12,218 ft).
Of the 14 mountains in the Caucasus higher than 5,000 metres (16,000 ft), 11 are located here. They form two large steep walls on the Russian side of the border, the Dychtau-Koshtantau ridge (Entirely in Russia) and the Bezengi wall on the border between Georgia and Russia, however the Bezengi wall is on the Russian side.
Tebulosmta (Chechen: Тӏуьйли-лам, romanized: Thüyli-lam, IPA: [tʼyːlɪ lɑːm]; Georgian: ტებულოს მთა, Tebulos mta; Russian: Тебулосмта) is the highest mountain of the Eastern Caucasus and the highest mountain of the Chechen Republic at an elevation of 4,493 meters (14,737 feet) above sea level.