Tsaghkunyats, Mountain range in Kotayk Province, Armenia.
Tsaghkunyats is a 42 km mountain range running from the Pambak Mountains near Mijnatun southeast to the right bank of the Hrazdan River, mainly in Kotayk and Aragatsotn provinces. Its highest peak is Mount Teghenis at 2,851 m, near Tsaghkadzor; the range is a volcanic field with Pleistocene-to-Holocene lava domes and cinder cones. Slopes up to 2,400 m are largely forested, with oak, maple and rowan woods on the eastern side up to 2,300 m.
The range is a volcanic field of Pleistocene-to-Holocene lava domes and cinder cones, with many extinct volcanoes. Armenian sources describe it as a horst-like anticlinal uplift bordered by tectonic faults, built on Precambrian and Lower Paleozoic gneisses, schists and marbles, overlain by Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene formations and Mio-Pliocene lavas.
Several Armenian villages sit within and around this mountain range, where residents have lived for generations in the valleys and on the slopes. The local communities use the surrounding meadows for grazing livestock and maintain traditions closely tied to mountain life.
Multiple hiking trails cross this mountain range with access points from different villages throughout the area. The best time to explore is during warmer months when the paths are easily passable and the weather remains stable.
The range is a volcanic field of Pleistocene-to-Holocene lava domes and cinder cones, and its highest point, Mount Teghenis near Tsaghkadzor, reaches 2851 m. A three-stage cable car links the resort town of Tsaghkadzor to the 2821 m Tsaghkunyats peak.
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