Koshtan-Tau Explained

Koshtan-Tau
Elevation M:5144
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:Caucasus mountains#Russia Kabardino-Balkaria
Location:Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Range:Caucasus Mountains
Coordinates:43.05°N 43.2167°W
First Ascent:1889

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.

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  1. 1017. Koshtan-Tau.