Here's a brief rundown of Europe's top ten tallest mountains: Mount Elbrus, Russia At 5,642 meters (18,510 feet), this dormant volcano in the Caucasus Mountains is Europe's highest peak.

They are an extension of the Greater Caucasus mountain belt, which also stretches along Russia's border with Georgia and Azerbaijan. The folded rocks sit at the intersection of Asia and Europe ...

Digitally stitching together 11,000 images, they created a complete map of the Late ... two deep gorges in the Caucasus Mountains, which serves as a boundary between Europe and Asia.