Mount Elbrus
Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. The taller, western summit is ; the eastern summit is . The earliest recorded ascent of the eastern summit was on 10 July 1829 by a Circassian man named Khillar Khashirov, and the western summit in 1874 by a British expedition led by F. Crauford Grove and including Frederick Gardiner, Horace Walker and the Swiss guide
Details
- Age
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano (dormant)
- Parent
- Lateral RangeCaucasus Mountains
- Country
- Russia
- Listing
- Seven SummitsVolcanic Seven SummitsCountry high pointUltra
- Map Size
- 325
- Topo Map
- Elbrus and Upper Baksan Valley by EWP
- Elevation M
- 5642
- First Ascent
- (West summit) 1874, by Florence Crauford Grove, Frederick Gardiner, Horace Walker and the guides Peter Knubel and 22 July 1829 by Killar Khashirov
- Prominence M
- 4741
- Easiest Route
- Basic snow/ice climb
- Last Eruption
- 50 AD ± 50 years
- Mountain Type
- Stratovolcano (dormant)
- Label Position
- bottom
- Prominence Ref
- Ranked 10th
- Subdivision1 Type
- Federal subject