Mount Beshtau
Beshtau (Russian: Бештау, from Turkic beş 'five' and tau 'mountain') is an isolated five-domed igneous mountain (volcano ) near Pyatigorsk (after the Russian term Pyatigorye 'area of five mountains') in the Northern Caucasus.
| Mount Beshtau | |
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| Бештау | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,402 m (4,600 ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°4′36.62″N 43°0′53.64″E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | from Turkic beş 'five' and tau 'mountain' |
| Native name | Бештау (Russian) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Beshtau | |
| Country |  Russia |
| District | Northern Caucasus |
| City | near Pyatigorsk |
| Parent range | Greater Caucasus |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcano |
Its height is 1402 m. The slopes are forested with ash, oak, hornbeam, and beech, and the summit is treeless. Beshtau used to have uranium mines, which were closed in 1975.
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