Volcano

Mount Aragats

Stratovolcano · 4,095 m · Armenia

Mount Aragats sits on the Eurasian Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries.

Elevation

4,095 m

Type

Stratovolcano

Tectonic Setting

Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust

Dominant Rock

Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

Plate

Eurasian Plate

Country

Armenia

Last Eruption

unknown

Nearby Cities

Cities of more than 20,000 people within 100 km.

• 40 kmVanadzor101,000 people
• 41 kmGyumri148,000 people
• 47 kmYerevan1,102,000 people
• 71 kmArtashat21,000 people
• 81 kmGavarr22,000 people

• Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata