Beshtau

Beshtau

Beshtau

Mountain in Stavropol Krai, Russia

Beshtau (Russian: Бештау, from Turkic beş 'five' and tau 'mountain') is an isolated five-domed igneous mountain (volcano) in the northern vicinity of Pyatigorsk (after the Russian term Pyatigorye 'area of five mountains') in the Northern Caucasus.[1][2][3]

View of Mount Beshtau from the top of Mount Mashuk (Машук)
Quick Facts Mount Beshtau, Highest point ...

Its height is 1,401 m (4,596 ft). The slopes are forested with ash, oak, hornbeam, and beech deciduous forests, and the summit is treeless. Beshtau used to have uranium mines, which were closed in 1975.

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    "Пятигорье". www.booksite.ru. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. [2]
    "Зимнее восхождение на гору Бештау совершат около 800 человек". tass.ru. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. [3]
    "Пятигорье - это... Что такое Пятигорье?". Словари и энциклопедии на Академике (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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