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] |
Coordinates | 43°03′00″N 43°13′00″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
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Parent range | Caucasus Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1889[1] |
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