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 Shah Kuh Mount Shah Kuh Shah Kuh or Mount Shah Kuh is a mountain which is located about 15 kilometres south of the city of Isfahan in Isfahan Province in Iran. With an average width of about 3 kilometres and a length of almost 20 kilometres, this mountain has a general northwest-southeast direction and is situated almost northwest of Mount Kolah Qazi. The highest peak is located in the northern section of the mountain and has an elevation of 2418 metres. Mount Shah Kuh is situated in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran, and except for a very small section