Mount Aragats

Mount Aragats
Highest point
Elevation	4,090 m (13,420 ft)
Prominence	2,143 m (7,031 ft)[1]
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 / 40.53333; 44.20000
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[2]

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.

• Lake Kari

• Mount Aragats at ArmeniaPedia.org

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.