According to Genesis, which mountain range did Noah’s Ark reach?

According to Genesis, Noah’s Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Genesis 8:4 says that the Ark rested on the mountains of Ararat on the seventeenth day of the seventh month.

The wording refers to a mountainous region rather than naming one precise summit. Ararat is associated with the ancient kingdom and geographical area of Urartu, centred around parts of modern eastern Turkey, Armenia, and nearby regions. Mount Ararat, the prominent volcanic peak in eastern Turkey, later became the best-known location linked with the story.

The biblical phrase is sometimes shortened to “Mount Ararat,” but the Hebrew wording is plural and says “mountains.” This distinction matters because Genesis does not identify a single peak. Numerous expeditions and claimed sightings have focused on Mount Ararat, yet no discovery has been scientifically accepted as Noah’s Ark. The account itself presents the location as part of the flood narrative, not as a modern archaeological coordinate.