Mount Azhdahak Azhdahak – Volcano Azhdahak (Armenian: Աժդահակ,Գեղ,[1][2] Persian: آژیدهاک, also Karmirsar), elevation - 3597 m above sea level - the highest point of Geghama Mountain Range (Armenian: Գեղամա լեռնաշղթա Gyeghama lyernashghta) in Armenia. Azhdahak is part of the Ghegam Ridge volcanic field, which last erupted at 1900 BC ± 1000 years. There is lake in the crater of volcano Azhdahak that is formed from melting snow. From the top of the mountain opens pictorial landscape of mountains Ararat, Hadis, Ara, Aragats, Lake Sevan, the whole Geghama Range and Kotayk valley. In the surroundings of Azhdahak there is a lake Akna (Armenian: Ակնալիճ Aknalich) of volcanic origin, “Akn” means spring (water) in Armenian. The southeastern slopes of Geghama mountains go across the Khosrov State Reserve. The compound slag cone Azhdahak figures as a large strewn structure up to 1600m in diameter and about 370m high. The total area of volcano lavas, partly eroded and overlapped by the streams of Tar is around 8 square km. The cone is formed with slags, lapilli, sands, ashes, debris, lava boulders, slag, twisting, composite and spindle-shaped volcanic bombs.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:56:35 +0000
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