Kunezinhlelo eziningana zezintaba endaweni yaseRussia, phakathi kwazo kunezintaba ze-Ural neCaucasian, i-Altai ne-Sayan, kanye neminye imibhoshongo. Kukhona uhlu olukhulu lwezikhundla ezingama-72, olubala zonke iziqongo zeRussian Federation, ubude bazo budlula amamitha ayi-4000. Kulezi, izintaba ezingama-667 ziseCaucasus, ezintathu ziseKamchatka kanti ezimbili zise-Altai.
U-Elbrus
Indawo ephakeme kakhulu yezwe yiNtaba i-Elbrus, ubude bayo obufinyelela kumamitha angama-5642. Igama layo linezinhlobo eziningana zokuhumusha ezivela ezilimini ezahlukene: okuphakade, intaba ephakeme, intaba yenjabulo noma iqhwa. Wonke la magama ayiqiniso futhi agcizelela ubukhulu buka-Elbrus. Kuyafaneleka ukugcizelela ukuthi le ntaba yiyona ephakeme kunazo zonke ezweni futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ibhekwa njengendawo ephakeme kakhulu eYurophu.
UDykhtau
Intaba yesibili ephakeme kakhulu yiDykhtau (5205 metres), etholakala eNyakatho Ridge. Ngokokuqala ngqa, ukukhuphuka kwenziwa ngo-1888. Kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu ngokwezobuchwepheshe. Abaqwali abangochwepheshe kuphela abanganqoba le ntaba, ngoba abantu abavamile abakwazi nje ukubhekana nalo mzila. Kudinga isipiliyoni sokunyakaza kokubili kwikhava yeqhwa kanye nokukwazi ukukhuphuka emadwaleni.
Koshtantau
INtaba iKoshtantau (amamitha angama-5152) iyisiqongo esinzima kakhulu ukukhuphuka, kepha ukuyikhuphula kunika umbono omuhle kakhulu. Omunye wemithambeka yawo umbozwe izinguzunga zeqhwa. Le ntaba inhle kakhulu, kepha iyingozi, ngakho-ke akubona bonke abagibeli abasindayo ngemuva kokuqwala iKoshtantau.
Inani eliphakeme lePushkin
Le ntaba, engamamitha angu-5033 ukuphakama, yaqanjwa ngokuhlonipha ikhulu leminyaka lokufa kwembongi yaseRussia u-A.S. Pushkin. Isiqongo sise maphakathi nezintaba zaseCaucasus. Uma ubheka le ntaba ukude, kubukeka sengathi ufana nomuntu wesilisa futhi ubuka zonke ezinye izintaba. Ngakho abagibeli bayancokola.
Dzhangitau
INtaba iDzhangitau inobude obungamamitha angama-5085, kanti igama layo lisho ukuthi "intaba entsha". Lokhu kuphakama kuthandwa ngabagibeli. Ngokokuqala ngqa le ntaba yanqotshwa ngu-Alexey Bukinich, umgibeli odumile waseSochi.
Shkhara
IMount Shkhara (amamitha ayi-5068) itholakala maphakathi nohla lwezintaba zaseCaucasus. Kukhona izinguzunga zeqhwa emithambekeni yale ntaba, futhi iqukethe i-shale ne-granite. Kugeleza imifula kuyo, futhi kwezinye izindawo kunezimpophoma ezinhle kakhulu. UShkhara wanqotshwa okokuqala ngo-1933.
Kazbek
Le ntaba itholakala empumalanga yeCaucasus. Ifinyelela ekuphakameni kwamamitha ayi-5033.8. Abahlali bendawo baxoxa izinganekwane eziningi ngakho, futhi abantu bomdabu benza imihlatshelo kuze kube namuhla.
Ngakho-ke, iziqongo eziphakeme kakhulu - izinkulungwane ezinhlanu - zisezintabeni zaseCaucasus. Zonke lezi yizintaba ezimangalisayo. ERussia, abagibeli banikezwa i-Order of the Snow Leopard yaseRussia ngokunqoba izintaba eziyi-10 eziphakeme kunazo zonke ezweni.
