Summit: Elbrus
Location: Russia – Europe (or Eurasia, depending how you categorize it)
Height: 18,510 feet (5,642 meters)
Situated in the Caucasus in southwestern Russia, not far from the Georgia border, this extinct volcano is covered by 22 glaciers. The taller cone of its dual peaks was first reached in 1874 by a British expedition led by Swiss guide Peter Knubel.
