Pyatigorsk

Pyatigorsk straddles the Podkumok River on the northern foothills of the Greater Caucasus in Stavropol Krai, where mineral springs established its long-standing role as a spa town. Mount Mashuk, a laccolith rising immediately south of the centre, is the city’s defining landmark; its slopes hold the site of poet Mikhail Lermontov’s fatal duel in 1841. Lermontov’s presence also endures in the historic Lermontov Gallery, a glass-and-metal venue for concerts and exhibitions, while the town’s parks and bathhouses reflect the traditions of the Caucasian Mineral Waters resort area. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Pyatigorsk relates to Mount Mashuk, the Podkumok valley and the wider Caucasian foothills.

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