Mount Aragats

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Mount Aragats is a prominent dormant stratovolcano in Armenia and the country’s highest peak, known for its four summits and panoramic views over the surrounding highlands.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Aragats canonical 3
Aragats Massif (partly) 1
Aragats range 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
alternativeName Alagöz (historical Turkish name)
armenianName Արագած
linked to: Mount Aragats
climbingSeason summer
country Armenia
craterType eroded volcanic crater
culturalSignificance symbolic mountain in Armenian culture
distanceToYerevan about 40 kilometers northwest
drainageBasin Akhurian River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin

Kasagh River basin
easternSummitElevation 3916 meters
elevation 13420 feet
4090 meters
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasCrater yes
hasGlaciers yes
hasObservatory Byurakan Observatory
hasSnowCover seasonal
hasSummit Eastern summit
Northern summit
Southern summit
Western summit
hasSummitCount 4
highestPointOf Armenia
highestSummit Northern summit
lastEruption Holocene
locatedIn Aragatsotn Province
Shirak Province
locatedOnContinent Asia
mountainRange Aragats range
linked to: Mount Aragats
nameLanguage Armenian
near Yerevan
linked to: Yerevan, Armenia
nearSettlement Aparan
Byurakan
Talin
northernSummitElevation 4090 meters
notableFor four distinct summits
panoramic views over surrounding highlands
partOf Armenian Highlands
popularActivity hiking
mountaineering
ski touring
protectedArea Aragats Alpine Zone (partly protected)
southernSummitElevation 3879 meters
volcanicStatus dormant
volcanoType stratovolcano
westernSummitElevation 4007 meters

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lesser Caucasus highestPoint Mount Aragats
Armenian Highlands mountainRange Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats mountainRange Aragats range
linked to: Mount Aragats
Mount Aragats armenianName Արագած
linked to: Mount Aragats
Oshakan, Armenia nearbyMountain Mount Aragats
Shirak Province hasMountainRange Aragats Massif (partly)
linked to: Mount Aragats