Koshtan-Tau (Russian: Коштан-тау; Karachay-Balkar: Къоштан-тау, means paired mountain) is the highest peak (5,144m) of the Koshtan massif of the central Caucasus Mountains in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic of Russia, near the border with Georgia. The peak was first ascended in 1889 by Herman Woolley and party.
| Koshtan-Tau | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,144 m (16,877 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 812 m (2,664 ft)  |
| Isolation | 6.55 km (4.07 mi) |
| Coordinates | 43°03′00″N 43°13′00″E / 43.05°N 43.2167°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Koshtan-Tau Location of Koshtan-Tau within the Caucasus mountains  Koshtan-Tau Koshtan-Tau (Kabardino-Balkaria) | |
| Location | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
| Country |  Kabardino-Balkaria |
| Parent range | Caucasus Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1889[1] |
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Koshtan-Tau". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
Further reading
edit- A. F. Mummery, H. W. Holder, W. F. Donkin and C. T. Dent, "Further Explorations in the Caucasus", Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, New Monthly Series, Vol. 11, No. 6 (Jun., 1889), pp. 351–374
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