Prielbrusye National Park

Prielbrusye National Park (Russian: Приэльбрусье (национальный парк)) (also, Prielbrus'e, in English, "area by Mount Elbrus") is in the area around Mount Elbrus (also called Prielbrusye in Russian), the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642 meters above sea level.

The terrain includes mountain peaks and side-ridges, glaciers, lava flows, lake basins, and lower elevations, a limited system of forested river valleys.

The headwaters of the Malka River form in the glaciers of Elbrus and through a plateau below the glacial source, flowing north and east.

[2] Prielbrusye is located in the Caucasus mixed forests, one of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world.

Where the areas are wetter, the under story includes thickets of wild raspberries, currants, and gooseberries.