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.

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dormant volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
alternativeName Alagöz (historical Turkish name)
armenianName Mount Aragats self-linksurface differs
surface form: Արագած
climbingSeason summer
country Armenia
craterType eroded volcanic crater
culturalSignificance symbolic mountain in Armenian culture
distanceToYerevan about 40 kilometers northwest
drainageBasin Kura–Aras basin
surface form: Akhurian River 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 Mount Aragats self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aragats range
nameLanguage Armenian
near Yerevan, Armenia
surface form: Yerevan
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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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 Mount Aragats self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aragats range
Mount Aragats armenianName Mount Aragats self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Արագած
Oshakan, Armenia nearbyMountain Mount Aragats
Shirak Province hasMountainRange Mount Aragats
this entity surface form: Aragats Massif (partly)