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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	477,488 sq km / 184,358 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
Click on red triangle icons for links to other ranges.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

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.	Gora Shkhara	5200	17,060	Central Caucasus
4.	Gora Koshtan-Tau	5150	16,896	Central Caucasus
5.	Pik Pushkin	5100	16,732	Central Caucasus
6.	Jangi-Tau	5051	16,572	Central Caucasus
7.	Gora Kazbek	5034	16,516	Central Caucasus
8.	Tetnuld	4974	16,319	Central Caucasus
9.	Katyn-Tau	4970	16,306	Central Caucasus
10.	Pik Schota Rustaveli	4960	16,273	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	4494	14,744	Eastern Caucasus
3.	Aragats Lerr	4090	13,419	Lesser Caucasus
4.	Dombai-Ulgen	4038	13,248	Western Caucasus

Photos of Peaks in the Caucasus Mountains

Elbrus: The volcanic cone of Elbrus is very atypical for the Caucasus.

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