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Mount Belukha
mountain, Russia
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Also known as: Gora Belukha, Mount Belucha
Mount Belukha, southern Russia.
Mount Belukha, one of the Katun Mountains, a series of snowcapped peaks in Russia. The highest mountain in the Russian portion of the Altai Mountains, Belukha reaches a height of 14,783 feet (4,506 m) in one of its twin peaks. Glaciers cover some 27 square miles (70 square km) of its surface; the largest, Berel, ascends to a height of 6,396 feet (1,950 m). The mountain lies in a region of year-round snows.