The Bible does not say the Ark came to rest on Mt. Ararat, but rather gives a general location of its resting place.

"...upon the mountains of Ararat." Genesis 8:4

Skeptics of the idea that Noah's Ark is on Mt. Ararat assert that after hundreds of years of exploration a 500 foot boat should have already been discoverd. Many of the eyewitness accounts are contradictory and have placed the Ark at different locations on the mountain.

Mt. Ararat, which has yet to yield any real scientific evidence of Noah's Ark, was not given its name until 1105 A.D. Yes, there are the occassional discoveries of small pieces of timber, but no "boat load" of evidence has yet to be brought forward.

A common question raised by skeptics is, "How could Noah's Ark have rested on Mt. Ararat if the mountain didn't even exist until after the flood?" It is argued that Mt. Ararat lacks any evidence of ever being under water (no pillow lava) and is a post flood volcanic mountain.

Skeptics also dispute Mt. Ararat as a possible landing place for the Ark because the terrain would be too steep for the animals to walk down. Also to be considered are the volcanic eruptions that have taken place on Ararat as late as 1840, which created the Ahora gorge on the north west side (similar to what happened to Mount St. Helens).

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