Koshtan-Tau
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| Koshtan-Tau | |
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| Elevation | 5,144 m (16,877 ft) [1] |
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 Koshtan-Tau
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| Location | Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia |
| Range | Caucasus Mountains |
| Coordinates | 43°03′N 43°13′E / 43.05°N 43.2167°ECoordinates: 43°03′N 43°13′E / 43.05°N 43.2167°E[1] |
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| First ascent | 1889[1] |
Koshtan-Tau (Russian: Коштан-тау), (also Mount Koshkhatau in Karachai-Balkar language which means Sky Blue Mount) is the highest peak of the Koshtan massif of the central Caucasus Mountains in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic of Russia, near the border with Georgia.
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- 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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