Little Ararat
| Little Ararat | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,925 m (12,877 ft) |
| Prominence | approx. 1,200 m (4,000 ft) |
| Isolation | 8.66 km (5.38 mi) |
| Coordinates | 39°39′N 44°24′E / 39.650°N 44.400°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Armenian Highlands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Little Ararat (Armenian: Փոքր Արարատ, romanized: Pok'r Ararat; Turkish: Küçük Ağrı; Kurdish: Agiriyê Biçûk) is the sixth-tallest peak and a stratovolcano in Turkey. It is a large satellite cone located on the eastern flank of the massive Mount Ararat, less than 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Turkey’s border with Iran. Despite being dwarfed by its higher and far more famous neighbor, Little Ararat is a significant volcano in its own right, with an almost perfectly symmetrical, conical form and smooth constructional slopes. Little Ararat rises about 1,296 m (4,252 ft) above the Serdarbulak lava plateau, which forms a saddle connecting it with the main peak.