Mount Aragats
Mountain in the Lesser Caucasus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Aragats (Armenian: Արագած, pronounced [ɑɾɑˈɡɑt͡s]) is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m (13,420 ft) above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Highlands.[lower-alpha 1]
Mount Aragats | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,090 m (13,420 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,143 m (7,031 ft)[3] |
Isolation | 88.62 km (55.07 mi) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 40°32′00″N 44°12′00″E |
Geography | |
Country | Armenia |
Provinces | Aragatsotn and Shirak |
Towns/villages | Artik, Aparan, Talin, Oshakan and Byurakan |
Parent range | Lesser Caucasus Armenian Highlands |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene[1] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown[1] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 1843 Khachatur Abovian and Moritz Wagner[4] |
The Aragats massif is surrounded by the Kasagh River on the east, the Akhurian River on the west, Ararat Plain on the south, and Shirak Plain on the north.[2] The circumference of the massif is around 200 km (120 mi),[10][9] and covers an area of 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)[11] or around 1⁄5 of Armenia's total area.[lower-alpha 2] 944 km2 (364 sq mi) of the massif is located above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[13]