Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat is a mountain in Turkey, rising to 5,137 m, the highest point in Turkey, part of the Armenian Highlands.
Where it is
Mount Ararat lies in Turkey, in Agri.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Ararat | 5,069 m | 0.2 km |
| Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg | 4,056 m | 1.8 km |
| Kopgel | 3,653 m | 3.5 km |
| Mıhtepe | 3,717 m | 3.6 km |
| Küçük Ağrı | 3,925 m | 11 km |
| Tendürek Dağı | 3,584 m | 53 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Ararat.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doğubayazıt | Turkey | 70,171 | 25 km |
| Iğdır | Turkey | 101,700 | 33 km |
| Artashat | Armenia | 22,800 | 35 km |
| Ararat | Armenia | 17,598 | 38 km |
| Masis | Armenia | 23,136 | 42 km |
About this mountain
At 5,137 m, this is the highest peak in Turkey and ranks 509th globally among the 14,616 peaks in the dataset. It stands in the Armenian Highlands with a topographic prominence of 3,611 m, and the nearest higher ground lies 379 km away. Great Ararat rises to 5,069 m just 0.2 km distant, while Doğubayazıt, with a population of 70,171, lies 25.2 km away.
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Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Ararat | 5,137 m |
| 3 | Buzul Dağı | 4,116 m |
| 4 | Süphan Dağı | 4,058 m |
| 5 | Kūh-e Ārārāt-e Bozorg | 4,056 m |
| 6 | Kaçkar Dağı | 3,932 m |
| 7 | Küçük Ağrı | 3,925 m |
| 8 | Erciyes Dağı | 3,917 m |
| 9 | Mıhtepe | 3,717 m |
| 10 | Mor Dağı | 3,666 m |
| 11 | Kopgel | 3,653 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Ararat?
- Mount Ararat rises to 5,137 m (16,854 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Ararat?
- Mount Ararat is in Turkey, in Agri.
- Where does Mount Ararat rank?
- It is the 1st highest of the 44 peaks we list in Turkey, and #509 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Ararat?
- Doğubayazıt, Turkey, about 25 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.