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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.
Mouth of Idaean Cave, Crete. Crete's Mount Ida is the island's highest summit, sacred to the Goddess Rhea, and wherein lies the legendary Idaean cave (Ἰδαίον ἅντρον)), in which baby Zeus was concealed from his father Cronus. It is one of a number of caves believed to have been the birthplace or hiding place of Zeus. [8]
Mount Kedros (Greek: Όρος Κέντρος, also Κέδρος), is a mountain on the island of Crete in Greece. It is located southwest of the Ida massif with which it forms the two flanks of the Amari Valley. Mount Kedros is conical-shaped and made of limestone.
Damaged trig point on the summit Located in the Rethymno regional unit , the Agathias stands close to the Psiloritis , the highest summit of Mount Ida massif and of the whole island. It belongs to the water divide between the southern part of Crete, tributary of the Libyan Sea , and the northern one, facing the Aegean Sea .
Forget fly and flop: central Crete’s highlands have long been a stronghold of resistance against invaders throughout the island’s history. Len Williams takes a drive through this fascinatingly ...
The island is mostly mountainous, and its character is defined by a high mountain range crossing from west to east. It includes Crete's highest point, Mount Ida, and the range of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) with 30 summits above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in altitude and the Samaria Gorge, a World Biosphere Reserve.
Pages in category "Mountains of Crete" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Mount Agathias; C.
Its highest point is Mount Vardia, 345 metres (1,132 feet). The southeastern corner is a rocky peninsula with a natural arch carved by the elements, called Trypiti. A concrete sculpture of an oversized chair, built by a group of Russians who came to the island in the 1990s, sits on top of Trypiti.