Kukurtlu Dome

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Elevation4,624 m (15,171 ft)[1]
Prominence18 m (59 ft)[1]
Isolation1.15 km (0.71 mi)
Coordinates43°20′30″N 42°24′19″E / 43.34167°N 42.40528°E / 43.34167; 42.40528
Kukurtlu Dome
Kyukyurtlyu-Kol-Bashi
Highest point
Elevation4,624 m (15,171 ft)[1]
Prominence18 m (59 ft)[1]
Isolation1.15 km (0.71 mi)
Coordinates43°20′30″N 42°24′19″E / 43.34167°N 42.40528°E / 43.34167; 42.40528
Geography
Kukurtlu Dome is located in Russia
Kukurtlu Dome
Kukurtlu Dome
Location in Russia
LocationRussia
RepublicKarachay-Cherkessia
Parent rangeCaucasus Mountains
Climbing
First ascent1988

Kukurtlu Dome (also known as Kukurtli-Kolbashi (Russian: Кукуртли-Колбаши) and Kyukyurtlyu-Kol-Bashi) is a mountain peak in Caucasus Mountains. It is 4,624 metres (15,171 ft) above sea level.[2] Since it only has a promience height of 18 metres (59 ft), it is considered a sub-peak of Elbrus.

It is 0.75 miles southwest of Mount Elbrus. The name of the peak, translated from the Karachay language, means "Sulfur Mountain".[3]

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