Mount Elbrus
highest mountain of the Caucasus and highest mountain in Europe
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Summary
Mount Elbrus is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,039 views/month, #19 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Elbrussky District[3], Karachay-Cherkessia[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Soviet Union[6], Russian Empire[7]
- Continent: Europe[8], Asia[9]
- Made from material: rhyolite[10], tuff[11], granite[12], gneiss[13], schistose rock[14]
- Part of: Seven Summits[15], Volcanic Seven Summits[16]
- Commons category: Elbrus[17]
- Significant event: first ascent[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elbrus[19]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Native label: Минги тау[24], Эльбрус[25]
- Different from: Alborz[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 5642 m[27]
- Topographic isolation: 2473 km[28]
- Topographic prominence: 4741 m[29]
- Mountain range: Bokovoy Range[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Elbrus include R-17 Elbrus[32], a missile model[33] and elbrusite[34], a mineral species[35].
Why It Matters
Mount Elbrus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include R-17 Elbrus[32], a missile model[33] and elbrusite[34], a mineral species[35].