Parnon

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Parnon (Πάρνονας)
Πάρνον, Malevo
Range
Country	Greece
Region	Peloponnesos

Highest point	Megali Tourla
- elevation	1,940 m (6,365 ft)

Geology	Limestone

Parnon (Greek, Modern: Πάρνωνας) or Malevo is a mountain ridge on the east of the Laconian plain and the Evrotas valley. Its height is 1 940 m. It is visible from Athens above the top of the Argive mountains. The western part is in the Laconia prefecture and the eastern part is in the Arcadia prefecture. Its length is approximately 50 km from north to south and from 15 to 25 km wide from east to west. Highest mountain is Megali Tourla (1940 m).

The Parnon range separates Laconia from Arcadia and is predominantly limestone. The Mountain is home to the fifth deepest cave in Greece, the Peleta Sinkhole (depth as of 2006 is -543 m) and the impressive Vertical cave Propantes (-360m).

1 Nearest places
2 Panorama
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Nearest places

Kastanitsa, northeast
Agios Vasileios, east
Platanaki, east
Palaiochori, east
Kosmas, southeast
Geraki, south
Kallithea, southwest
Vamvakou, west

[edit] Panorama

It offers panoramic views of southeastern Arcadia and South Kynouria and much of Laconia that includes the northern and the central portions and reaches as far as the Taygetos mountains. It also views a part of the central Arcadia and the southern Argolis prefectures. It views the Myrtoan and the Laconian Gulfs.