It is completely isolated save for a spur that merges with a long ridge on the northwestern slope. Composed of two peaks, its "Little" peak is 12,840 feet above sea level, while its "Great" peak is at 16,854 feet. First climbed in 1829, an earthquake in its nation caused an avalanche in 1840, buryin
It is completely isolated save for a spur that merges with a long ridge on the northwestern slope. Composed of two peaks, its "Little" peak is 12,840 feet above sea level, while its "Great" peak is at 16,854 feet. First climbed in 1829, an earthquake in its nation caused an avalanche in 1840, burying a small village and a convent. A 1949 expedition was unsuccessful in discovering a Biblical artifact purported to lie on its slopes. FTP, identify this mountain in eastern Turkey said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark.
It is completely isolated save for a spur that merges with a long ridge on the northwestern slope.
Mount {Ararat}