Mount Ararat, also known as Masis, or Mount Ağrı is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in easternmost Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian highlands with an elevation of 5,137 m ; Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m. The Ararat massif is …
Mount Ararat, also known as Masis, or Mount Ağrı is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in easternmost Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian highlands with an elevation of 5,137 m ; Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m. The Ararat massif is about 35 km wide at ground base. The first recorded efforts to reach Ararat's summit were made in the Middle Ages, and Friedrich Parrot, Khachatur Abovian, and four others made the first recorded ascent in 1829.
Location: Iğdır and Ağrı provinces, Turkey
Elevation: 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
Isolation: 379.29 km (235.68 mi)
Listing: Country high point · Ultra · Volcanic Seven Second Summits
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