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Central Caucasus

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Elbrus (5642 m/18,510 ft)
Countries	Russia (80%), Georgia (20%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Stavropol (56%), Kabardino-Balkaria (10%), Alania (5%), Karachay-Cherkessia (4%), Yugo-Osetinskaya (4%), Kalmykia (3%), Krasnodar (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	109,493 sq km / 42,275 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	503 km / 313 mi North-South 365 km / 227 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 4' N; 43° 14' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Caucasus
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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 Central Caucasus.

Caucasus Mountains	Level 2 (Parent)
Western Caucasus	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Caucasus	Level 3
Svanetian Range	Level 4 (Child)
Digorian Range	Level 4 (Child)
Ossetian Range	Level 4 (Child)
Eastern Caucasus	Level 3 (Sibling)
Lesser Caucasus	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Caucasus

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Elbrus	5642	18,510	Svanetian Range
2.	Gora Dykh-Tau	5205	17,077	Svanetian Range
3.	Shkhara	5193	17,037	Svanetian Range
4.	Gora Koshtan-Tau	5152	16,903	Svanetian Range
5.	Pik Pushkin	5100	16,732	Svanetian Range
6.	Jangi-Tau	5085	16,683	Svanetian Range
7.	Gora Kazbek	5034	16,516	Ossetian Range
8.	Mishrigi	5019	16,467	Svanetian Range
9.	Katyn-Tau	4979	16,335	Svanetian Range
10.	Kukurtlu Dome	4978	16,332	Svanetian Range
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	Range4
1.	Elbrus	5642	18,510	Svanetian Range
2.	Gora Kazbek	5034	16,516	Ossetian Range
3.	Gora Uilpata	4649	15,253	Digorian Range

Photos of Peaks in the Central Caucasus

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

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