The first recorded efforts to reach Ararat's summit were made in the Middle Ages, and Friedrich Parrot, Khachatur Abovian, and four others made the first recorded ascent in 1829.
The Ararat massif is about 35 km (22 mi) wide at ground base. Greater Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey and the Armenian Highland with an elevation of 5,137 m (16,854 ft) Little Ararat's elevation is 3,896 m (12,782 ft). It consists of two major volcanic cones: Greater Ararat and Little Ararat. Mount Ararat ( / ˈ ær ə r æ t/ ARR-ə-rat Turkish: Ağrı Dağı Armenian: Մասիս, romanized: Masis or Արարատ, Ararat Kurdish: Grîdax or Çiyayê Agirî) is a snow-capped and dormant compound volcano in the extreme east of Turkey.
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