Jul 07 2026
Explore the Mountains of Europe Europe is home to some of the world’s most iconic mountain landscapes, from the snow-capped Alps and dramatic Dolomites to the rugged Scottish Highlands and the remote Scandinavian Mountains. Although Europe’s peaks are not as high as those in Asia, they are among the most visited, photographed, and climbed mountains …
Dec 16 2024
The Caucasus Mountains form one of Eurasia’s great mountain systems, rising between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea at the meeting point of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Stretching for more than 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles), the mountains contain immense glaciers, volcanic peaks, deep river valleys, alpine meadows, ancient forests, and some of …
Nov 25 2024
Shkhara Shkhara rises above the remote valleys of Upper Svaneti as the highest mountain in Georgia and one of the great summits of the Caucasus. Standing directly on the Georgia–Russia border, this immense, heavily glaciated mountain forms the eastern end of the famous Bezengi Wall, a formidable chain of high peaks, steep faces, ridges, and …
Jul 06 2024
🏔️ Overview Caucasus Minor, more commonly called the Lesser Caucasus, is a complex mountain system stretching approximately 600 kilometers across the South Caucasus. Its interconnected ranges, volcanic plateaus, highland lakes, forested valleys, and rocky summits extend primarily through Armenia, southern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan. Although overshadowed by the higher and more heavily glaciated Greater Caucasus, …
Jul 05 2024
Mount Aragats | Aragats Lerr 🏔️ Overview Mount Aragats rises above the Armenian Highlands as a vast, four-peaked volcanic massif and the highest mountain in Armenia. Its northern summit reaches approximately 4,090 meters, or 13,419 feet, making it the highest point in the Lesser Caucasus, also known as the Caucasus Minor. Unlike a narrow mountain …
May 02 2024
Dykh-Tau Dykh-Tau Dykh-Tau is one of the great high mountains of the Caucasus, rising to 5,205 meters (17,076 feet) in the rugged mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria in southern Russia. Only Mount Elbrus rises higher in Russia—and, under the most commonly used boundary between Europe and Asia, Dykh-Tau is also the second-highest mountain in Europe. Unlike the …
May 02 2024
Koshtan-Tau Koshtan-Tau Koshtan-Tau is one of the great ice-covered giants of the Central Caucasus, rising to 5,152 meters (16,903 feet) in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Towering above a landscape of glaciers, steep ridges, and some of the highest mountains in Europe, it belongs to the extraordinary concentration of 5,000-meter summits surrounding the Bezengi region. …
Apr 23 2024
Mount Kazbek Rising above the high valleys of northern Georgia, Mount Kazbek is one of the great peaks of the Greater Caucasus. Its broad, glacier-covered summit reaches 5,054 meters (16,581 feet), placing it among the highest mountains in both Georgia and the Caucasus as a whole. Kazbek is more than an impressive high-altitude summit. It …
