Back Yan silsilə AZ Страничен хребет Bulgarian Boční kavkazský hřbet Czech Kõrvalahelik ET رشتهکوه کناری FA Catena Laterale Italian გვერდითი ქედი KA Iugum Laterale LA Ciadëina de Bokovoy (Caucas) LLD Šoninis kalnagūbris LT
| Lateral Range | |
|---|---|
| Боковой хребет / გვერდითი ქედი | |
 Side view of the Maly Azau glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Elbrus |
| Elevation | 5,642 m (18,510 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1,100 km (680 mi) ESE/WNW |
| Geography | |
  Location in Russia .jpg) Lateral Range (European Russia) | |
| Countries | Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan |
| Federal subjects | Krasnodar Krai, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan |
| Range coordinates | 43°0′N 43°24′E / 43.000°N 43.400°E |
| Parent range | Greater Caucasus |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Paleozoic |
The Lateral Range[a] is a mountain range in the Russian Federation and Georgia, with a very small part in Azerbaijan. The range is part of the Greater Caucasus.
Some swathes of the range are protected areas, under the Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve and the North Ossetia Nature Reserve.[1][2]
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