Prielbrusye National Park

Prielbrusye National Park
Russian: Приэльбрусье (национальный парк) (Also: Prielbrus'e)
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Elbrus in Prielbrusye NP
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Location	Kabardino-Balkaria
Nearest city	Nalchik
Coordinates	43°21′11″N 42°33′39″E / 43.35306°N 42.56083°E / 43.35306; 42.56083
Area	1,010,200 hectares (2,496,259 acres; 3,900 sq mi)
Established	1986 (1986)
Governing body	Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
Website	http://www.elbruspark.com/

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 relative isolation of steep gorges has led to high levels of endemism and biodiversity. The park is in the central Caucasus Mountains, one of 22 national parks in the Caucasus of different nationalities, covering 1.8% of the region.^[1] The park is situated in Elbrussky District and Zolsky District, in the southwestern corner of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of Russia.