Koshtan-Tau

Elevation (feet):	16,877
Elevation (meters):	5,144
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Georgia/Russia
Range/Region:	Central Caucasus
Latitude:	43.05
Longitude:	43.2167
Difficulty:	Technical Climb
Best months for climbing:	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Year first climbed:	1889
First successful climber(s):	H. Wooley and party
Nearest major airport:	Moscow, Russia, Kiev, Ukraine, Tbilisi, Georgia
Convenient Center:	Mineral'nye Vody, Russia

Koshtan-Tau is the high peak of the Koshtan massif, a sprawling mountain whose ridges radiate north, south, east, and west from the high summit. Seventeen 4000 meter Caucasus peaks rise from its ridges. Its namesake, Koshtan-Tau, is the massif's only five thousander and is a spectacular peak whose ascent offers excellent rock routes, ice routes, and traverses.

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Weather

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Trip Reports

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