Mount Aragats

Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats
Highest point
Elevation	4,090 m (13,420 ft)
Prominence	2,143 m (7,031 ft)
Isolation	88.62 km (55.07 mi)
Listing	Country high point; Ultra; Ribu;
Coordinates	40°32′00″N 44°12′00″E / 40.53333°N 44.20000°E
Geography
Country	Armenia
State	Aragatsotn; Shirak;
Settlement	Artik; Aparan; Talin; Oshakan; Byurakan;
Parent range	Lesser Caucasus Armenian Highlands
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Climbing
First ascent	July 1843; Khachatur Abovian and Moritz Wagner

Mount Aragats (Armenian: Արագած) is the highest point in Armenia.

It is in the province of Aragatsotn, northwest from Yerevan. It is a standalone extinct stratovolcano with four main peaks forming the rim of the crater. It is a popular destination for local alpinists.

Related pages

Lake Kari

Other websites

Mount Aragats at ArmeniaPedia.org

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↑ "High prominence mountains in Caucasus and Russia outside of Europe". ii.uib.no. Institutt for informatikk University of Bergen. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004.
↑ Ketchian, Philip K. (December 24, 2005). "Climbing Ararat: Then and Now". The Armenian Weekly. 71 (52). Archived from the original on September 8, 2009.

[1] "High prominence mountains in Caucasus and Russia outside of Europe". ii.uib.no. Institutt for informatikk University of Bergen. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004.

[2] Ketchian, Philip K. (December 24, 2005). "Climbing Ararat: Then and Now". The Armenian Weekly. 71 (52). Archived from the original on September 8, 2009.