| Verno (Βέρνο) | |
| Range | |
| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Prefectures | Kastoria, Florina |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 2,128 m (6,982 ft) |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi), NW-SE |
| Width | 25 km (16 mi), NE-SW |
Verno (Greek: Βέρνο), older form Vernon, is a mountain range covering the northeastern Kastoria and southwestern Florina prefectures in Greece. Its peaks stand over 2,128 m (6,982 ft).
The GR-2 (Thessaloniki - Edessa - Florina) is to the north, the GR-3/E65 (Larissa - Kozani - Florina - Niki) to the east, the highway to the south and the GR-15 (Kalambaka - Grevena - Kastoria - Florina) to the west. Its length is approximately 25 to 30 km (16 to 19 mi) from northwest to southeast and its width is approximately 20 to 25 km (12 to 16 mi) from southwest to northeast. The Lake Kastoria is to the southwest and the Aliakmon river to the west.
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Forests dominate the low lying areas of the mountain and contains pine and spruce trees, the valley areas, grasslands, bushes and unvegetated portions dominate the higher elevations. The area around the mountain contains villages and forest roads as well as hiking trails, several roads do not connect both sides of the mountain range.
Its panorama includes the northern Pindus mountains including Lygkos, Tymfi, Smolikas, a mountain to the north, the Pelagonian Plain to the north in the Republic of Macedonia, the valley to the east as well as the Vermio mountains, the Askio and parts of Vourino to the southeast and western Kozani and the northern Grevena Prefecture to the south.