And the waters receded continually from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters decreased. Then the ark rested in the seventh month, the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
Several things ought to catch one s attention in the above scripture passages.
We re also given the information that more than one mountain was seen on the first day of the tenth month. From the information in this portion of scripture alone, I believe the search for the notorious wooden vessel can be narrowed down considerably from the numerous mountains in that region. Using topographical maps of the area, elevation data was gathered and placed into a table. Provided that the elevations of the mountains have remained somewhat constant from the aftermath of the flood, this collective data gives us a snapshot of what Noah may have seen as the floodwaters decreased. This prerequisite condition becomes the first criterion for considering a mountain of the identified region as a target site.