Mount Ararat
5,137 m16,854 ft
Volcano · Armenian Highlands · Turkey
Mount Ararat, officially Mount Ağrı, also known as Masis, is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano and a stratovolcano in easternmost Turkey. It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat.
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The highest point of Turkey and Armenian Highlands
At the summit · forecast for 3:00 AM
-10 °CMostly clear · wind 4 km/h from the NE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Ararat, 5,137 m
- 3:00 AM-10 °CNE 4 km/h–
- 6:00 AM-10 °CNE 4 km/h–
- 9:00 AM-7 °CNW 5 km/h0.3 mm
- 12:00 PM-5 °CW 8 km/h0.5 mm
- 3:00 PM-6 °CSW 10 km/h–
- 6:00 PM-10 °CSW 2 km/h–
- 9:00 PM-10 °CSW 2 km/h–
- 12:00 AM-10 °CS 2 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Light snow | -5 °C / -10 °C | 0.8 mm | 10 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Cloudy | -5 °C / -10 °C | 0.7 mm | 10 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Snow | -9 °C / -12 °C | 7.4 mm | 10 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Snow | -9 °C / -12 °C | 3.5 mm | 6 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Mostly clear | -9 °C / -14 °C | – | 4 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Partly cloudy | -9 °C / -13 °C | 0.6 mm | 3 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Snow | -9 °C / -11 °C | 3.8 mm | 5 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 10:16 PM GMT+3. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
- Prominence
- 3,611 m (11,847 ft)
- Isolation
- 379 km to higher ground
- Range
- Armenian Highlands
- Parent peak
- Damavand
- Country
- Turkey
- Highest point of
- Turkey and Armenian Highlands
- Coordinates
- 39.702°N 44.298°E
- Volcano number
- 213040 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Ararat
Highest mountain in Turkey
Mount Ararat, officially Mount Ağrı, also known as Masis, is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano and a stratovolcano 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 (16,854 ft); Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m (12,782 ft).
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5 recorded eruptions
Peaks near Mount Ararat
- Ustur2,556 m · 0 km awayOn the map
- Greater Ararat5,165 m · 0.2 km awayOn the map
- Little Ararat3,925 m · 12 km awayOn the map
- Arin Berd1,042 m · 53 km awayOn the map
- Mount Tendürek3,533 m · 53 km awayOn the map
- Great Ararat5,069 m · 0.2 km awayOn the map
- Talisovan1,200 m · 11 km awayOn the map
- Büyük Adatlu1,185 m · 20 km awayOn the map
- Küçük Adatlu1,000 m · 22 km awayOn the map
- Zangağ1,165 m · 23 km awayOn the map
Parent peak
The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.
- Damavand5,610 mOn the map
Highest in the Armenian Highlands
- Mount Ararat5,137 mOn the map
- Mount Aragats4,090 mOn the map
- Mount Süphan4,058 mOn the map
- Little Ararat3,925 mOn the map
- Mount Tendürek3,533 mOn the map
- Dar-Alages3,329 mOn the map
- Bingöl Dağları3,250 mOn the map
- Nemrut3,050 mOn the map
- Mount Ara2,577 mOn the map
Highest mountains in Turkey
- Mount Ararat5,137 mOn the map
- Uludoruk4,135 mOn the map
- Mount Süphan4,058 mOn the map
- Kaçkar Dağı3,932 mOn the map
- Little Ararat3,925 mOn the map
- Mount Erciyes3,916 mOn the map
- Kızılkaya3,767 mOn the map
- Demirkazık Peak3,756 mOn the map
- Mount Artos3,554 mOn the map
- Mount Tendürek3,533 mOn the map