Eagle's Nest Hill (Russian: Орлиное Гнездо) is a hill in the Russian city of Vladivostok.
Eagle's Nest Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°7′15″N 131°53′47″E / 43.12083°N 131.89639°E |
Geography | |
Location | Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia |
Parent range | Sikhote-Alin Mountains |
Previously called Klykova, the peak was renamed in honour of the Russian troops who fought at Mt. St Nicholas in the Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish war of 1878.
Geologically the Eagle's Nest is an extinct volcano, part of the Sikhote Alin range.