Chereksky , Chegemsky and Elbrus district of Kabardino - Balkaria - a Mecca for mountain tourism from all over the world. It was here, in the north of the watershed ridge of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range , proudly stands Elbrus - the highest mountain in Russia and Europe : its height - 5642 meters.
The two peaks are separated by a huge saddle of Mount Elbrus and are spaced from each other by nearly 3 km . They are among not only the great peaks of the planet, but also one of the largest extinct volcanoes , though many seismologists believe the great mountain just snoozing ...
