MOUNT ARARAT, TURKEY: 'Mount Ararat, near the Turkey–Armenia border, consists of two volcanoes,' explains Ford, 'Great Ararat and Little Ararat. Great Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey with an elevation of 5,137m (16,854ft). Ararat is a complex or compound volcano, one that has changed either its eruptive habit or location of the main vent area. The mountain is considered by some to be the resting place of Noah’s Ark'