Mount Azhdahak

Azhdahak, also known as Kyzyl-Dag, is the highest point of Armenia’s Gegham Range, rising to 3,597.3 metres above sea level. This extinct volcano is the country’s fourth-highest mountain after Aragats, Kaputjugh and Sisakatar. Its summit crater contains a small unnamed lake. From the top there are sweeping views of Mount Ararat, Hatis, Ara, Aragats, Lake Sevan, the slopes of the Gegham Mountains and the Kotayk valley. Nearby lies Lake Akna, whose Armenian name means “eye,” while the southeastern slopes meet the legendary Khosrov Forest.