El'brus

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 42.483,Lat: 43.35
Elevation	4566 meter above sea level
Local time	12:46:04pm
Name region/province:	Karachay-Cherkess
Name subregion:	Karachay-Cherkess

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Uchkulan	29.3 km	West
2 ცალერი (Tsaleri)	30.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 ლაშხრაში (Lashkhrashi)	30.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 კიჩხულდაში (Kichkhuldashi)	31 km	SouthSouthEast
5 ნაკრა (Nakra)	31.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	259 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1130 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1189 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 111 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Malka, part of the larger catchment area Terek. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is ჯვრის (ენგური) წყალსაცავი (12.6 km² at a height of around 509 meter above sea level) at a distance of 55.9 km in Southern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Mount Elbrus (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 3.5 km (direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 11.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sochi International Airport (at a distance of 203 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 95 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of El'brus in country Russia

El'brus at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	63 km	EastSouthEast
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	120 km	SouthEast
3 Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands	Georgia	191 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Terskol

Type of weather in Terskol	snow
Current temperature:	-11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	04:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:13 Europe/Amsterdam