Dykhtau

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Dykhtau is one of the highest and most prominent peaks in the Caucasus Mountains, located in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

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Dykhtau canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
belongsToListing Five-thousanders of the Caucasus
Ultra-prominent peaks of Europe
climbingDifficulty technical
climbingType high-altitude mountaineering
country Russia
elevation 17073 ft
5204 m
firstAscentBy A. Burgener
linked to: Alexander Burgener

Albert Mummery
Heinrich Zurfluh
J. Brocherel
firstAscentFrom north side
firstAscentYear 1888
geologicalSetting Alpine orogeny
hasAlternativeName Dykh-Tau
hasAlternativeTransliteration Dykhtau
hasFeature glaciated slopes
steep rock faces
hasGlaciers yes
hasParentPeak Elbrus
linked to: Mount Elbrus
hazard avalanches
crevasses
rockfall
isAmong highest peaks of Russia
highest peaks of the Caucasus
ultra-prominent peaks of the Caucasus
isPartOf Russian Caucasus
linked to: North Caucasus
locatedIn Kabardino-Balkaria
Russia
locatedInMountainRange Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
locatedOnContinent Asia
Europe
mountainRange Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
nearestMajorPeak Elbrus
linked to: Mount Elbrus

Shkhara
notableFor challenging climbing routes
high prominence
partOf Greater Caucasus
prominence 2000 m
6562 ft
region North Caucasus
relativeLocation near the border with Georgia
north of the main Caucasus ridge
topographicIsolation significant
usedFor alpine climbing
mountaineering

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