Poster "Sipan"
Mountain Sipan is located in the northern shore of lake Van. The shape of the mountain is very similar to mount Ararat. It consists of andesitic and other acid lavas. There are extrusive cones on the top of the mountain. The slopes are covered with meadows.
Poster "Aragats"
Mountain Aragats is a massive in the western part of Armenia, between Ararat and Shirak valleys, Akhuryan and Kasagh rivers. It is a regular cone with jagged summits and slightly oblique slopes. Aragats is the highest mountain of Armenia and the forth highest one in the Armenian Highland. Historians link the origins of the name with an Armenian god Ara. The name is decoded as “Ara’s throne” or “the throne of Ara”.
Sabalan (4811 m) is the second highest mountain in Armenian Highland. It consists of basalts, basaltic andesites and acid lavas. It is an extrusive volcanic cone. The summit is covered with eternal snow. You can also meet glaciers there.
Masis (Ararat) is a holy mountain for Armenian people. There are a lot of legends and sayings dedicated to it. The legend has it that after the global flood Noah’s ark came to rest on the mountain Ararat. Being a volcanic mountain, Ararat is covered with rocks and is almost devoided of vegetation. There are no springs on the mountain except Sardar spring.
The biblical mountain has aroused an interest in scientific world and even long ago there were a lot of attempts to reach it’s summit. The first men who reached the top of mount Masis were professor Friedrich Parrot from Dorpat university and young Khachatur Abovyan in 1829.
The biblical mountain has aroused an interest in scientific world and even long ago there were a lot of attempts to reach it’s summit. The first men who reached the top of mount Masis were professor Friedrich Parrot from Dorpat university and young Khachatur Abovyan in 1829.
