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Caucasus Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Elbrus (5642 m/18,510 ft)
Countries	Russia (66%), Azerbaijan (15%), Georgia (12%), Armenia (7%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	477,165 sq km / 184,233 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,092 km / 678 mi North-South 1,124 km / 698 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	43° 46' N; 43° 29' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Caucasus Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Caucasus Mountains.

Europe	Level 1 (Parent)
Scandinavia-European Arctic	Level 2 (Sibling)
Northwest Europe	Level 2 (Sibling)
Iberian Peninsula	Level 2 (Sibling)
Alps	Level 2 (Sibling)
Italian Peninsula and Islands	Level 2 (Sibling)
Eastern Europe Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Balkan Peninsula	Level 2 (Sibling)
Ural Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Caucasus Mountains	Level 2
Western Caucasus	Level 3 (Child)
Central Caucasus	Level 3 (Child)
Eastern Caucasus	Level 3 (Child)
Lesser Caucasus	Level 3 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Caucasus Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Elbrus	5642	18,510	Central Caucasus
2.	Gora Dykh-Tau	5205	17,077	Central Caucasus
3.	Shkhara	5193	17,037	Central Caucasus
4.	Gora Koshtan-Tau	5152	16,903	Central Caucasus
5.	Pik Pushkin	5100	16,732	Central Caucasus
6.	Jangi-Tau	5085	16,683	Central Caucasus
7.	Gora Kazbek	5034	16,516	Central Caucasus
8.	Mishrigi	5019	16,467	Central Caucasus
9.	Katyn-Tau	4979	16,335	Central Caucasus
10.	Kukurtlu Dome	4978	16,332	Central Caucasus
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Elbrus	5642	18,510	Central Caucasus
2.	Gora Tebulosmta	4493	14,741	Eastern Caucasus
3.	Aragats Lerr	4090	13,419	Lesser Caucasus
4.	Dombai-Ulgen	4046	13,274	Western Caucasus

Photos of Peaks in the Caucasus Mountains

Elbrus The volcanic cone of Elbrus is very atypical for the Caucasus.	Gora Kazbek Kazbek from Kasbegi (1984-09-21). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Bazar Dyuzi Summit area viewed from east (2017-08-25). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Dongusorun Dongusorun and Nakra-tau from Pik Cheget (1984-09-07). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Aragats Lerr Summit ridge to north peak (2013-08-30). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Dombai-Ulgen Dombaj-Ul’gen (4046m) (2016-08-24). Photo by Andrej Gerber. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pik Cheget A view over Elbrus from Cheget (2014-07-23). Photo by Piotr Kaczynski. Click here for larger-size photo.

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