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Mount Ida (Greek: Ἴδα), [3] [4] known variously as Idha, Ídhi, Idi, and Ita (the massif including the mountain is called Psiloritis, Greek: Ψηλορείτης), [5] is the highest mountain on the island of Crete, with an elevation of 2,456 metres (8,058 ft). It has the highest topographic prominence of any mountain in Greece.
Fengari (Greek: Φεγγάρι), also known as Saos (Greek: Σάος), is the tallest mountain in the Aegean island of Samothrace, Greece, with an elevation of 1,611 metres (5,285 ft). Etymology [ edit ]
Upon liberation of Greece in 1830, the extreme points of the country were: . North: Psathoura island (39.498°N 24.181°E) in the Northern Sporades, NE of Alonnisos South: Eschati (Mermengas) islet in the Cyclades, around 10 miles SW of Santorini
The highest peak, Mytikas (Μύτικας Mýtikas), meaning "nose", rises to 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 ft) and is the highest peak in Greece, [1] [8] [9] and one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence. [10] In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, on Mytikas peak.
Kalymnos is a popular rock climbing location with more than 3,000 climbing routes [10] set in the limestone rock of the island and a climate that allows climbing all year around. [11] [12] The island has seen a boom in climbing related tourism since 1997, when the Italian Andrea di Bari started establishing the first routes. [12] [13] [14]
No ski resorts are found on this mountain range, but there are beautiful caves to be seen in the north. A highway passing over the mountain range connecting traffic from southwestern to the eastern part of the island is one of the few roads going into the mountain range. Approximately 3,000 to 4,000 people live on the slopes of Ainos.
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Kerkis or Kerketeus (Greek, Modern: Κέρκης, Kérkis; Modern Greek pronunciation:; Ancient: Κερκετεύς, Kerketeús) is a mountain, forming the bulk of the western part of the Greek island of Samos. Its highest peak, named Vigla (Βίγλα), is at 1,433 m (4,701 ft), making it the second-highest peak in the East Aegean (after ...