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Ararat mountain / Classic route / Turkey

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Distance
7.33 mi
Elevation gain
9,560 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
0 ft
Max elevation
16,830 ft
TrailRank 
39
Min elevation
-72 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
one day 20 hours 35 minutes
Coordinates
1235
Uploaded
August 25, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Çevirme, Ağrı (Türkiye)

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Itinerary description

Ararat is in Turkey's territory, though historicaly it was in Armenia's territory ans still now it's in Armenian Highland. For Armenians and all over the world it's considered to be ''Holy Mountain''. This is the calssical route which starts from 2200 m till the summit (5165 m).
Till the summit you'll make 2 overnights in Camp 1 (3200 m) and Camp 2 (4150 m).
The main people who work in Ararat (guide, horsemen, cookers, etc.) are native kurish people.
Start: 2200 m
Elevation gain: 3000 m
The length : 12.7 km (only one way)

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