Nemrut (volcano) Nemrut (volcano) Nemrut (, "Sarakn", "Mountain spring", , ) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC. The most powerful eruptions of Nemrut occurred in the Pleistocene. Many small eruptions occurred during the Holocene, the last one in 1692. The top of the volcano is a large caldera that hosts three crater lakes. Nemrut is a polygenic stratovolcano located in the collision zone of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which determines the seismic and volcanic activity in
Mount Lougheed Mount Lougheed Mount Lougheed is a triple-peak mountain located between Spray Lakes Reservoir and the Wind Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The highest summit is known as Peak 2 (3107 metres). Peak 1 to the northwest is 3080 metres. Peak 3 to the southeast is 3010 metres. The nearest higher peak is Wind Mountain, to the southeast. Mount Lougheed is a conspicuous landmark that can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway at Dead Man's Flats which is east of Canmore. Mount Lougheed was named after Sir James Lougheed (1854–1925), a prominent lawyer,