Mount Dyultydag
Gora Dyultydag | |
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Гора Дюльтыдаг | |
Gora Dyultydag Location of Dyultydag in the Caucasus mountains Show map of Caucasus mountains Gora Dyultydag Gora Dyultydag (Republic of Dagestan) Show map of Republic of Dagestan | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,127 m (13,540 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 1,834 m (6,017 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 41°57′34″N 46°55′20″E / 41.95944°N 46.92222°E / 41.95944; 46.92222Coordinates: 41°57′34″N 46°55′20″E / 41.95944°N 46.92222°E / 41.95944; 46.92222 [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Dagestan, Russia |
Country | Dagestan |
Parent range | Caucasus Mountains |
Gora Dyultydag, or simply Dyultydag (Russian: Дюльтыдаг), is a mountain located in Dagestan, Russia.
Contents
1 Toponymy
2 Geography
3 Mapping
4 References
5 See also
6 External links
Toponymy
Dyultydag refers to both a mountain range[3] and its higher summit, Gora Dyultydag.[4]
Sometimes the Cyrillic name Дюльтыдаг is transliterated as Dyul'tydag.[5]
Geography
The mountain belongs to the Samur basin. Its peak stands about 15 km (9 mi) north of the border with Azerbaijan. The closest town to Dyultydag is Tsurib[5] (Charodinsky District). In 1961 its summit was reported as perennial snow-capped.[4] At an elevation of 4127 m Gora Dyultydag is Dagestan's fifth-highest mountain and the 45th-highest in Russia.[5]
Mapping
Various maps, some of Soviet military origin, may be found on the internet, usually in Cyrillic.[6]
References
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^ Гора Дюльтыдаг: Russia, web-page on www.geographic.org
^ Moscow University Geology Bulletin, Volume 35. Allerton Press. 1980.
^ ab Florinsky, Michael T. Florinsky (1961). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union. McGraw-Hill.
^ abc Gora Dyul'tydag, peakery.com
^ Maps of the area on maps.vlasenko.net
See also
- List of European ultra prominent peaks
External links
"Gora Dyultydag, Russia". Peakbagger.com.
- Map of the area
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