2007-01-11 23:02:39 · 10 answers · asked by juand112 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Mount Elbrus is a peak located in the western Caucasus mountains, in Russia, near the border of Georgia. A stratovolcano that has lain dormant for about 2,000 years, it is the highest mountain in the Caucasus which belongs to Europe (if the border between Europe and Asia is located south of Mount Elbrus - at the Kura and Qvirila rivers). Mt Elbrus (west summit) stands at 5,642 m (18,506 ft) and can be considered to be the highest mountain in Europe.
2007-01-11 23:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IAt 5,633 meters (18,481 ft) Mount Elbrus is the tallest mountain in Europe. It is part of the Ural mountains which are considered to be the border between Europe and Asia. During ancient times, Mount Elbrus was known as Strobilus and it was believed to be the location where Zeus had Prometheus chained to a rock. The highest summit of Mount Elbrus was first climbed in 1874 by F. Crauford Grove.
2007-01-11 23:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by Josephine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mont Blanc
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This article is about the mountain. For other uses, see Mont Blanc (disambiguation).
Mont Blanc - Monte Bianco
Mont Blanc and Dôme du Goûter
Elevation 4,808 metres (15,774 feet)
Location Italy-France
Range Graian Alps
Prominence 4,695 m ranked 11th
Coordinates 45°50′1″N, 6°51′54″E
First ascent August 8, 1786 by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Easiest route Basic snow/ice climb
Mont Blanc (French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco (Italian, same meaning) also known as "La Dame Blanche" (French, the white lady), in the Alps, is the highest mountain in Western Europe.[1]
The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit itself is a subject of controversy between some people of the two countries, and each tends to place it within its own boundaries on maps. In a convention between France and Kingdom of Sardinia, in Turin (1861), the border [2] was fixed on the highest point of Mont Blanc and this was the last official definition of this border, but often the French maps do not respect this solution.
The two most famous towns near Mont Blanc are Chamonix, in Haute-Savoie, France (site of the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924) and Courmayeur, in the Aosta Valley in Italy.
Begun in 1957 and completed in 1965, the 11.6 km (7¼ mile) Mont Blanc Tunnel runs beneath the mountain between these two cities and is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes.
The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, and skiing.
2007-01-12 03:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elbrus Mountain
2007-01-12 07:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mont Blanc (French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco (Italian, same meaning) also known as "La Dame Blanche" (French, the white lady), in the Alps, is the highest mountain in Western Europe.[1]
The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy and Haute-Savoie, France.
2007-01-11 23:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by ap 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely Elbrus in the Caucasus. Any reference will confirm this. For example check out:
http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/a/extremes.htm
2007-01-11 23:21:01 · answer #6 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Mount Elbrus, take no notice of Mont Blanc that's just French propaganda
2007-01-11 23:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by copperauto690 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mont Blanc, it's in the French Alps in the Chamonix Mont BLanc area, and if I walk up the hill behind my house I can see it.
2007-01-11 23:08:10 · answer #8 · answered by Moggy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the 'geographic' Europe its the Mont Blanc at 4608 metres.
In the 'political' Europe it been surpassed by another....sorry I dont know which.
2007-01-11 23:06:53 · answer #9 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mt Blanc, French Alps.
4,807 m (15,771 feet)
2007-01-11 23:15:05 · answer #10 · answered by Allen B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋