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Highest mountain in Europe (Elbrus)
Record
5,642 m
18,510 ft
- Record holder
- Mount Elbrus
The highest summit in Europe depends on where continental borders are drawn. Mount Elbrus, in the Caucasus, is the generally accepted one and appears on both the Bass and Messner lists.
What to remember
In the Caucasus, Mount Elbrus rises to 5,642 m, or 18,510 ft. It is the generally accepted highest summit in Europe.
It appears on both Seven Summits lists, the one drawn up by the American Richard Bass and the one by the Italian Reinhold Messner. The two versions disagree about Australia, with Mount Kosciuszko on one side and Puncak Jaya on the other, but they agree on Europe.
The Seven Summits challenge is to climb the highest peak on each continent; Bass completed it on 30 April 1985.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Seven Summits” (revision used 1378358113). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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