Mountains of Armenia

Армения — небольшая страна с очень высокими вершинами. Около девяноста процентов её территории находится на высоте более 1000 метров, и почти из любой точки в центре страны в ясный день на горизонте видна как минимум одна крупная вершина. В этом разделе сайта собраны горы, которые наиболее достойны посещения — от простых однодневных походов в нескольких минутах езды от Еревана до серьёзных вулканических вершин и культового силуэта горы Арарат за границей.

Для каждой горы мы описываем маршрут восхождения, время года, сложность, время в пути из Еревана и начало маршрута — этого достаточно, чтобы вы могли выбрать вершину, соответствующую вашему времени и опыту. Карточки ниже открывают полную страницу с информацией о каждой горе.

  • Mount Aragats

    Armenia’s highest mountain — an extinct four-peaked stratovolcano with summits up to 4,090 metres ringing a three-kilometre crater, climbed from Lake Kari on the southern slope.

    Aragatsotn Province About 70 km to Lake Kari; around 2 hours by car 4090

  • Mount Khustup

    Sacred 3,206-metre peak in southern Armenia above Kapan — alpine meadows, pre-Christian pilgrimage springs and the longest, hardest day-hike summit in the Syunik mountains.

    Syunik Province About 320 km; 6–7 hours one way 3,206 m

  • Mount Ararat

    Twin volcanic peaks rising 5,137 metres above the plain — Armenia’s sacred mountain, visible from Yerevan and photographed best at sunrise from the monastery of Khor Virap.

    Turkey 5,137 m

  • Mount Azhdahak

    Highest peak of the Geghama range (3,597 m) with a perfectly round crater lake at the summit, surrounded by petroglyphs and ancient dragon stones — a serious day hike from Yerevan.

    Geghama Range, Gegharkunik Province Full-day 4×4 trip 3,597 m

  • Mount Artanish

    Easy 6-kilometre hike up Mount Artanish, a 2,461-metre peak on the Artanish Peninsula, with one of the best panoramic views of Lake Sevan in Armenia.

    Artanish Peninsula, Gegharkunik Province About 95 km 2,461 m

  • Mount Ara

    Extinct volcano 36 km north of Yerevan with a ring crater and the silhouette of a sleeping giant — the mythical mountain of King Ara the Beautiful.

    Between the Kasakh and Hrazdan valleys, Aragatsotn and Kotayk provinces About 50–70 minutes by car 2577

  • Mount Hatis

    Cone-shaped volcano of the Geghama range less than an hour from Yerevan — multiple trails from Kaputan, Zovashen and Argel, plus the Karasunakn springs and a hilltop cave.

    Kotayk Province About 50–70 minutes by car 2,528 m

  • Mount Gutanasar

    Easy day hike to the 2,299-metre extinct volcano of Mount Gutanasar in Kotayk, an hour from Yerevan, with sweeping views of Aragats, Ararat, Ara and Hatis from the summit.

    Fantan, Kotayk Province About 45–70 minutes by car 2,299 m

    • Trips to the Mountains of Armenia

    Armenia is a mountain country: the Aragats massif, the Geghama range and the high passes of Syunik. Mountain roads are often winding, seasonal and partly unpaved, so it is usually easier to travel with a driver who knows the route and the current road conditions.

    For mountain destinations, the most practical options are a car with driver in Yerevan or the Mercedes V-Class with driver for families and small groups with luggage. High-altitude trailheads, viewpoints and mountain monasteries can also be visited with a guide — see our day tours from Yerevan.