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Beshtau (Russian: Бештау, from Turkic beş 'five' and tau 'mountain') is an isolated five-domed igneous mountain (volcano) near Pyatigorsk (after the Russian term Pyatigorye 'area of five mountains') in the Northern Caucasus.[1][2][3]

Mount Beshtau
Бештау
Highest point
Elevation	1,401 m (4,596 ft)
Coordinates	44°4′36.62″N 43°0′53.64″E
Naming
Etymology	from Turkic beş 'five' and tau 'mountain'
Native name	Бештау  (Russian)
Geography
Mount Beshtau
Country	Russia
District	Northern Caucasus
City	near Pyatigorsk
Parent range	Greater Caucasus
Geology
Mountain type	Volcano

Its height is 1,401 m (4,596 ft). The slopes are forested with ash, oak, hornbeam, and beech deciduous forests, and the summit is treeless. Beshtau used to have uranium mines, which were closed in 1975.

See also

• Mashuk

External links

• "More information".

References

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Beshtau

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[es] Beshtau

Beshtau (en ruso, Бештау, del turco beş 'cinco' y tau 'montaña') es una montaña ígnea aislada de cinco picos (volcán) cerca de Pyatigorsk (del término ruso Pyatigorye que significa área de cinco montañas') en el norte del Cáucaso.[1]

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[ru] Бештау

Бешта́у — изолированная пятиглавая гора-лакколит, высочайшая из 17 останцовых магматических гор Пятигорья на Кавказских Минеральных Водах. Высота 1400 м[1][2]. Памятник природы. Дала название окружающей местности (Пятигорье) и городу Пятигорску.

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