Mount Bazardüzü

Mount Bazardüzü
Bazardüzü viewed from Shahdagh
Highest point
Elevation4,466 m (14,652 ft)[1]
Prominence2,454 m (8,051 ft)[1]
Isolation259.08 km (160.98 mi)
ListingHighest points in Europe
Country high point
Ultra, Ribu
Coordinates41°13′28″N 47°51′30″E / 41.22444°N 47.85833°E / 41.22444; 47.85833[1]
Geography
Mount Bazardüzü
Location of Mount Bazardüzü in Azerbaijan
Mount Bazardüzü
Mount Bazardüzü (Europe)
Mount Bazardüzü
Mount Bazardüzü (Azerbaijan)
LocationAzerbaijanRussia border
CountriesAzerbaijan and Russian Federation
Parent rangeMain Caucasian Range
Greater Caucasus
Climbing
First ascentMay 1849
Sergey Timofeevich Alexandrov

Mount Bazardüzü (Azerbaijani: Bazardüzü dağı, Azerbaijani pronunciation: [bɑzɑrdyˈzy]; Lezgian: Кичӏен сув [kiˈtʃʼe suv]; Russian: Базардюзю, Russian pronunciation: [bəzərdʲʉˈzʲu]) is a mountain peak in the Greater Caucasus range on the border between Azerbaijan and Russia (Dagestan). At 4,466 metres (14,652 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak in both Azerbaijan and Dagestan, and is located in the Qusar region. The southernmost point of Dagestan (and therefore Russia) is located about seven kilometers southwest of the peak. Translated from Azerbaijani, Bazardüzü means “market square”, more precisely as a specific landmark - “turn to the market, bazaar”. In the Middle Ages in the Shahnabad Valley, located east of this peak, annual large multinational fairs were held.

Climbing

G. P. Baker and G. Yeld were the first men climbing the Mount in 1890 when the first ascent was recorded. Summer is considered the most appropriate period to climb the peak.[2] There are two approaches to the Mount: one from the northeast and another from the southwest. In the northeast climbs can begin from the villages of Khinalug (Quba District) and Laza (Qusar District). The southwest approach starts from two villages in the center of the Qabala District: Laza (the same name as the village in Qusar) and Qəmərvan. The flood plain of the Yataqdərə river (ceb) is the starting point of the summit at 2800 m.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "European Russia and the Caucasian States". Peaklist.org. Gora Bazardyuzi. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  2. ^ "Bazarduzu". peakware.com. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  3. ^ "Mount Bazarduzu". www.traildino.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.