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Mount Dyultydag

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Prominence
  
1,834 m (6,017 ft)

Elevation
  
4,127 m

Listing
  
Ultra-prominent peak

Location
  
Dagestan, Russia

Mountain range
  
Caucasus Mountains

Parent range
  
Caucasus Mountains

Mount Dyultydag

Similar
  
Store Lenangstind, Diklosmta, Tebulosmta, Pico de Malpaso, Mount Kaputjugh

Gora Dyultydag or simply Dyultydag (Russian: Дюльтыдаг), is a mountain located in Dagestan, Russia.

Contents

Map of Gora Dyultydag, Dagestan Republic, Russia, 368457

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 town to Dyultydag is Tsurib (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.

Mapping

Various maps, some of Soviet military origin, may be found on the internet, usually in Cyrillic.

References

Mount Dyultydag Wikipedia