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Gora Dyultydag
Гора Дюльтыдаг
Gora DyultydagLocation of Dyultydag in the Caucasus mountainsShow map of Caucasus MountainsGora DyultydagGora Dyultydag (Republic of Dagestan)Show map of Republic of Dagestan
Highest point
Elevation	4,127 m (13,540 ft)
Prominence	1,834 m (6,017 ft)
Isolation	69.35 km (43.09 mi)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	41°57′34″N 46°55′20″E / 41.95944°N 46.92222°E / 41.95944; 46.92222
Geography
Location	Dagestan, Russia
Country	Dagestan
Parent range	Lateral Range Caucasus Mountains

Gora Dyultydag, or simply Dyultydag (Russian: Дюльтыдаг), is a mountain located in Dagestan, Russia. At 4,127 m (13,540 ft) elevation, it is the highest point of the Dyultydag range of the Greater Caucasus.

Toponymy

Dyultydag refers to both a mountain range and its higher summit, Gora Dyultydag.

Sometimes the Cyrillic name Дюльтыдаг is transliterated as Dyul'tydag.

Geography

The mountain belongs to the Samur basin. Its peak stands about 15 km (9 mi) north of the border with Azerbaijan. The closest village to Dyultydag is Archib in Charodinsky District. In 1961 its summit was reported as perennial snow-capped. At an elevation of 4127 m Gora Dyultydag is Dagestan's fifth-highest mountain and the 45th-highest in Russia.

See also

• List of European ultra prominent peaks

References

1. ^ Soviet military map K-38-82 (1:100,000)
2. Гора Дюльтыдаг: Russia, web-page on www.geographic.org
3. Soviet military map K-38-23 (1:200,000)
4. Moscow University Geology Bulletin, Volume 35. Allerton Press. 1980.
5. ^ Florinsky, Michael T. Florinsky (1961). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union. McGraw-Hill.
6. ^ Gora Dyul'tydag, peakery.com

External links

• "Gora Dyultydag, Russia". Peakbagger.com.

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