Mount Kazbek
Mount Kazbek is one of 10 highest peaks in Russia and the third-highest peak in Georgia (after Mount Shkhara and Janga) and the seventh-highest summit in the Caucasus Mountains. Kazbegi is also the second-highest volcanic summit in the Caucasus, after Mount Elbrus. The summit lies directly to the west of the town of Stepantsminda and is the most prominent geographic feature of the area. Mount Kazbek is a Russian name. It was named Kazbek by Russians after the local Ossetian prince. The name in Georgian, "Mqinvartsveri", translates to "Glacier Peak" or "Freezing Cold Peak". The Vainakh name "Bashlam" translates as "Molten Mount".