Mount Giona
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| Giona | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,510 metres (8,235 ft) |
| Location | Phocis |
| Pronunciation | [Gjona] |
Giona (Greek: Γκιώνα) is a mountain in Central Greece, in the prefecture of Phocis, located between the mountains of Parnassus and Vardousia. It was known as the Aselinon Oros (Ασέληνον όρος) during Antiquity. It is the highest mountain south of Olympus and the fifth overall in Greece. Pyramida is its highest peak at 2,510 metres (8,235 ft).
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[edit] Nearest settlements
- Agia Efthymia, southeast
- Athanasios Diakos, northwest
- Kaloskopi, north
- Kastelli, northeast
[edit] Information
The Mornos river springs forth at Giona.
Other peaks include the Perdika (Πέρδικα, 2,484 m), Tragonoros (Τραγονόρος, 2,456 m), Platyvouna or Plativouna (Πλατυβούνα, 2,316 m), Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας, 2,298 m), Kastro (Κάστρο, 2,176 m), Vraila (Βράϊλα, 2,177 m), Paliovouni (Παλιοβούνι, 2,122 m), Pyrgos (Πύργος, 2,066 m), Lyritsa (Λυρίτσα, 2,007 m), Botsikas (Μπότσικας, 1,945 m), Kokkinari (Κοκκινάρι, 1,908 m), Tychioni (Τυχιούνι, 1,842) and another Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας, 1,806 m)
[edit] Panorama
Its panorama includes the nearby mountains including the Vardousia to the west, the southern Phthiotis including the Spercheios valley and the Malian Gulf, rarely seen though, the Kallidromo and the Parnassos mountains to the east and the Amfissa Valley and Crisean Gulf to the south and it rarely offers a view of the Gulf of Corinth.
