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Koshtan-Tau
| Elevation (feet): | 16,877 |
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| 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.