In Genesis, what mountain range is named in the account of Noah’s Ark coming to rest?

In Genesis, Noah’s Ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

Genesis 8:4 uses the plural expression “mountains of Ararat” when describing where the Ark rested as the waters receded. The text does not explicitly name the modern summit Mount Ararat, nor does it say that the Ark rested on one particular peak. Ararat is commonly associated with the ancient kingdom or region of Urartu in the Armenian highlands.

Later tradition and popular culture often narrow the biblical wording to Mount Ararat, the prominent volcanic mountain in modern eastern Turkey. That identification is influential but should be distinguished from Genesis’s own plural geographic phrase.

The account continues with Noah waiting for the land to dry, sending birds to test conditions, and eventually leaving the Ark. Thus, “the mountains of Ararat” identifies the setting of rest, not necessarily the final landing point of a documented modern expedition.