Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642??m (18,510??ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. It is situated in the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria in the western extension of Ciscaucasia, and is the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains.