| Official Name: | Lernanist |
| Native Name: | Լեռնանիստ |
| Pushpin Map: | Armenia |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Armenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Marz (Province) |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kotayk |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 2887 |
| Timezone: | |
| Utc Offset: | +4 |
| Timezone Dst: | |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 40.4675°N 44.7981°W |
| Elevation M: | 1922 |
Lernanist (Armenian: Լեռնանիստ, also Romanized as Lerrnanist; formerly, Verin Akhta and Verkhnyaya Akhta) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is home to the descendants of Armenian settlers from Van who survived the Armenian genocide.[1]