Caucasus Mountains the Gyumri-Vanadzor region of Armenia. Europe's highest mountain is Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Elbrus is higher than Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and western Europe at . The crest of the Caucasus Mountains usually is taken to define the continental divide between Asia and Europe for the region between the Black and Caspian Seas. The table below lists some of the highest peaks of the Caucasus. With the exception of Shkhara, the heights are taken from Soviet 1:50,000 mapping. The list includes the ten ultras (mountains of more than 1,500 m prominence) and all mountains
Mount Qaruneh Mount Qaruneh Mount Qaruneh or Kuh-e Qaruneh is a mountain which is located about 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Isfahan in Isfahan Province in Iran. Situated southeast of Mount Shah Kuh and being almost parallel to Mount Kolah Qazi this mountain has an average width of about 2 kilometres and a length of around 25 kilometres. Mount Qaruneh has a general northwest southeast direction. With an elevation of 2030 metres, the highest peak is located in the southern section of the mountain. Mount Qaruneh is situated in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is made