Mount Hasan

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Mount Hasan

Elevation	3,253 metres (10,672 feet)
Location	Turkey
Coordinates	38.13° N 34.17° E
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	6200 BC

Mount Hasan (Turkish: Hasan Dağı) is an inactive volcano in Niğde and Aksaray provinces, Turkey. With an altitude of 3,253 m (10,672 ft.), it ranks as the second highest mountain of central Anatolia. A caldera 4-5 kilometres wide formed near the current summit around 7500 BC, in an eruption recorded in Neolithic paintings.

The ancient settlement of Çatalhöyük collected obsidian from the area of Hasan Dağ, which they probably traded with other settlements for luxury goods. Obsidian mirors and flakes have also been found. The importance of Hasan Dağ to the people of Çatalhöyük may be shown by a wall painting, sometimes called the "first landscape" by art historians, which depicts Hasan Dağ towering over the settlement's houses.

Approximately six hours walk is required to climb to the top of the mountain, as it is not possible to drive up. At the summit, one is faced with a fabulous view over the central Anatolian plateau, including the distant Cappadocia.