The highest point of Russia

Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in the Caucasus and the highest point in Russia.  It is 5,642 meters high. Mount Elbrus is located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia, in the northern Iranian plateau.

Mount Elbrus is a popular tourist destination. There are many attempts to climb it, especially during the summer. A special cable-car system was created during the 70s. It takes people up to 3,800m up the mountain. Up to 100 people try to reach Elbrus peak every day. In the winter time attempts are very scarce, only professionals dare to venture up the mountain.

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