Russia · Caucasus Mountains5,642 m (18,510 ft)Mount Elbrus 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Elbrus. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Historic cylindrical steel mountain cabins serving as the primary acclimatization and staging hub.
High mountain shelter site perched on volcanic rock rib on the lower slopes.
High glacial col between the East and West summits, notorious for severe windchill.
Supreme summit of Europe, commanding views across the Caucasus and Russian plains.
Total vertical rise from Priyut 11 Refuge Site (4,050m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 43°20′60″ N, 42°26′43″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe, soaring to 5,642 metres as the tenth-most topographically prominent peak on Earth and one of the Seven Summits. Situated in the Russian Caucasus near the Georgian border, this colossal dormant stratovolcano features two ice-capped volcanic domes separated by a high saddle at 5,416 metres. The eastern summit (5,621 m) was first climbed in 1829 by Circassian scout Killar Khashirov, while the true continental high point on the western summit (5,642 m) was conquered in 1874 by Florence Craufurd Grove, Frederick Gardiner, Horace Walker, Peter Knubel, and Balkar guide Ahiya Sottaev.