List of mountains in Greece
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- Acarnanian MountainsAcarnanian MountainsThe Acarnanian Mountains is a mountain range dominating the northwestern part of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit in western Greece. Its length is approximately 20 km long and its width is approximately 10 km wide. The Ionian Sea lies to the west. The mountains are famous for its...
- Aenos
- Agia DynatiAgia DynatiAgia Dynati is the second highest Greek mountain of Cefalonia , after Mount Ainos . It is also the third highest mountain of the Ionian Islands after Ainos and Elati . Between the mountain's peaks are small tablelands, with one larger one named Falari...
in Kefalonia - AgkistroAgkistroAgkistro is a village and a former community in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 410 ....
- AigaleoEgaleo (mountain)Aegaleo , also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. It is situated west of Athens, southeast of Eleusis, east of the island of Salamis and northwest of Piraeus. Most of the mountain is rocky. It is shorter than Hymettus...
or Egaleo - Arachnaia
- Artemissio Mountains
- AroaniaAroaniaAroania is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...
or Chelmos - AskioAskioAskio is a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,130 . The seat of the municipality was in Kaloneri. It was named after the Askio mountain...
- AttavyrosAttavyrosAttavyros is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 3,225 ; the land area is 234.350 km². It is the westernmost municipal unit on the...
- Mount AthosMount AthosMount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
- ChasiaChasiaChasia is a mountain in the southern Grevena Prefecture in Greece.Chasia, also Chassia, Hasia or Hassia may also refer to:*Chasia, Grevena, a municipality in the Grevena prefecture, Greece...
- CholomonCholomonCholomon or Cholomondas is a mountain in Central Macedonia, Greece, that covers almost all of central and east Chalkidiki. The ancient Greeks called the mountain Ypsison. It is covered by dense oak forest and is part of the Natura 2000 network. The highest peak rises northeast of Polygyros to...
- ChortiatisChortiatisChortiatis is a suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is a municipal unit...
- Cithaeron
- GeraneiaGeraneiaMount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south and from east to west from 15 to 20 km. Mount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south (about 5 km N of Agioi Theodoroi to the Gulf of...
- Dikte
- DivriDivri-In Greece:*Divri, in the prefecture of Fthiotis*Divri, a second name of Lampeia in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia...
- DirfysDirfysDirfys is a former municipality in Euboea, Greece, named after the mountain Dirfys. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dirfys-Messapia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 7,308 . The seat of the municipality was in Steni....
- Doskouri (531 m)
- Drys
- Erymanthos mountains
- Evmorfia in Kefalonia
- FalakroFalakroFalakro Oros is a mountain in northern Greece, in the prefecture of Drama, Greece. A ski resort is available...
- FoloiFoloiFoloi is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas...
- GeraneiaGeraneiaMount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south and from east to west from 15 to 20 km. Mount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south (about 5 km N of Agioi Theodoroi to the Gulf of...
- Gioupari in Kefalonia
- Gkiona
- Grammeni Oxia
- GramosGramosGramos is a village and a former community in Kastoria peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestorio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 28 . The village is an old Aromanian settlement, named after the nearby...
- HeliconHeliconMount Helicon is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, celebrated in Greek mythology. With an elevation of , it is located just off the Gulf of Corinth.-Greek mythology:...
- HymettusHymettusHymettus, also Hymettos is a mountain range in the Athens area, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as Trellos or Trellovouno , a name of uncertain origin...
- Mount IdaMount IdaIn Greek mythology, two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida, the "Mountain of the Goddess": Mount Ida in Crete; and Mount Ida in the ancient Troad region of western Anatolia which was also known as the Phrygian Ida in classical antiquity and is the mountain that is mentioned in the Iliad of...
- Kakia Skala
- Kallidromi
- Kalon Oros in Kefalonia
- Kampoli (350 m) - Salamina
- Karampoli (908 m) - S Viotia
- Karvounis (Samos)
- Kerdylio
- KerkiniKerkiniKerkini is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after ancient Kerkinitis lake . Population of the municipal unit 10,037 . The seat was in...
- KofinasKofinasKofinas is a former municipality in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,338 . The seat of the municipality was in Asimi....
- Kokkini Rachi in Kefalonia
- Mount KylliniMount KylliniMount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene , is a mountain on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece, famous for its association with the god Hermes. It rises to above sea level, making it the second highest point on the peninsula. It is located near the border between the historic regions of Arcadia and...
- Mount KythnosMount KythnosMount Kythnos is the highest point of the Greek holy island of Delos, part of the Cyclades.Greek mythology states that Zeus observed the birth of his son Apollo from this vantage point. As the centre of the circular Aegaean islands , Mount Kythnos offers superb views of the innermost islands:...
- Kyparissian mountains
- Mount Lekani
- Lafna (689 m)
- Lefki Oros
- Lissi (985 m) - W Attica
- Lyrkia
- Lycabettus
- LykaioLycaeusLykaion is a mountain in Arcadia. Lykaion has two peaks, the northern one higher than the southern , where the altar of Zeus is located. Mount Lykaion is sacred to Zeus Lykaios, who was said to have been born and brought up on it, and was the home of Pelasgus and his son Lycaon, who is said to...
(ancient: Lycaeus) - Lykodimo
- MainaloMainaloThe Mainalo , is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south and from east to west from 5 to 10 km...
- Mavrinora (647 m)
- Mavros Oros
- Mavrovouni (648 m) - NE of VarnavaVarnavaVarnavas is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit....
- Mavrovouni Salaminas (367 m) - highest point in Salamina
- Menoikio
- Merenta (613 m) - SE Attica
- MinthiMinthiMinthi is a village in the municipality of Zacharo, Ilia Prefecture, Greece. Its 2001 population was 144 for the village and 221 for the municipal district, including the village Kotroni. It is 15 to 20 km east of the GR-9/E55 and overlooks the Anydro River. Its elevation is 760 m...
- MovriMovriMovri , is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast, Oleni in the western part of Achaea and the western part was partly in the prefecture of Elis with the municipality of Vouprasia until the 1970s. It is located about 30 km SW of Patras, W of...
- Nerovoulo in the island of IthacaIthacaIthaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
- Nitriton Oros in the island of IthacaIthacaIthaca or Ithaka is an island located in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of and a little more than three thousand inhabitants. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It lies off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and...
- Ochi MountainsOchi MountainsOchi or the Ohi Mountains is a mountain in the southeastern part of the island and the prefecture of Euboea about 35 km east of the city of Chalkida. Its maximum elevation is 1,372 m. The GR-44 passes to the south...
- OinoiOinoiOinoi is a village and a former community in the northern part of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit....
- Oiti
Olitsika
- OlympusMount OlympusMount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres...
(2,917 m, the highest mountain in Greece) - Olympus (Euboea)Olympus (Euboea)Mount Olympus , also Olympos, Olimpos, Olymbos, Olimbos, Olybos and Olibos a mountain in the eastcentral part of the island and the prefecture of Euboea about 35 km east of the city of Chalkida. Its maximum elevation is 1,372 m. The GR-44 passes to the south...
- Olympus (Lesbos)
- OmplosOmplosOmplos is a mountain in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. It rises 720 m above sea level. The mountain is shaped like a sugar-loaf, with a 65° slope. The mountain can be reached by three unused roads, one that leads almost to the top of the mountain, one linking to Ovrya in the West, and...
- Orvilos (Orbelos)
- OssaOssaMount Ossa , alternative Kissavos , is a mountain in the Larissa prefecture, in Thessaly, Greece. It is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter by the Vale of Tempe, with its height at...
or Kissavos - Othrys
- Paliki Mountains in western Kefalonia
- PaikoPaikoPaiko may refer to:*Mount Paiko , a mountain in the Macedonian region of Greece*Paiko , a rock-pop band from Paraguay...
(about 1,100 m) 70km SE of Thessaloniki - PanachaikoPanachaikoThe Panachaikon or Panachaiko , also known as Vodias in medieval times and until the early 20th century, is a mountain range that spans about 20 km in length from north to south , and 15 to 20 km from east to west...
(1,926 m) - Pangaion HillsPangaion hillsThe Pangaion Hills , ancient forms: Pangaeon, Pangaeum, Homeric name: Nysa are a mountain range in Greece, approximately 40 km from Kavala. The highest elevation is 1,956 m and the mountaintop name is Koutra...
- PanaitolikoPanaitolikoPanaitoliko is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,853 . The seat of the municipality was in Skoutera....
- Panion (650 m)
- PantokratorMount PantokratorMount Pantokrator is a mountain located in north-eastern Corfu. At 906m it is the highest mountain on the island. At the summit the whole of Corfu can be seen, as well as Albania which lies a short distance from the island...
(Corfu) - Parnassus
- ParnithaParnithaMount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m and a summit known as Karavola...
- ParnonParnonParnon or Parnonas or Malevo is a mountain range, or massif, on the east of the Laconian plain and the Evrotas valley. It is visible from Athens above the top of the Argive mountains. The western part is in the Laconia prefecture and the northeastern part is in the Arcadia prefecture. The Parnon...
- Pastra Mountain (1,016 m)
- Pateras Mountains
- Pellinaio
- PelionPelionPelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea...
- Penteli
- Pierian mountainsPierian MountainsThe Pierian Mountains are a mountain range between Imathia, Pieria and Kozani Prefecture, south of the plain of Kambania in Central Macedonia. The village of Vergina, where the archaeological site of ancient Aigai lies, is built at the foot of these mountains...
- PindusPindusThe Pindus mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2637 m . Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece"...
Mountains - Profitis Ilias Mountains - in the island of RhodesRhodesRhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
- Provai
- Psiloreitis
- Rhodope MountainsRhodope MountainsThe Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik , is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain...
- Skarpa (650 m), north of Penteli
- Skollis
- SmolikasSmolikasMount Smolikas , also with the o accented , at a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in Greece, after Mount Olympus, and the highest of the Pindus Mountains. The mountain is formed in ophiolite rocks. During the Pleistocene the northern and eastern cirques and...
(2,637 m), second highest - Tainaro mounntains
- TaygetusTaygetusMount Taygetus, Taugetus, or Taigetus is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete...
- Telethrio
- Thesprotian Mountains
- TmolusTmolusTmolus was a King of Lydia and husband to Omphale. He is the eponymous namesake of Mount Tmolus , which lies in Lydia with the Lydian capital at its foot and Hypaepa on its southern slope...
- Tsiberou
- Tymfaios
- TymfristosTymfristosTymfristos is a village and a former community in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Makrakomi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 566 ....
- Tzalika (789 m)
- VardousiaVardousiaVardousia is a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,216 . The seat of the municipality was in Krokyleio...
- Mount Varvara
- VasilitsaVasilitsaVasilitsa is one of the best ski resorts in Greece. The ski center is located in the middle of Pindos , approximately 42km away from Grevena and 417km from Athens. The ski resorts currently has 5 lifts and 16 ski trails. The summit of the resort is 2113m above sea level and the total vertical drop...
- VerginaVerginaVergina is a small town in northern Greece, located in the peripheral unit of Imathia, Central Macedonia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Veroia, of which it is a municipal unit...
- VermioVermioVermio is a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Eordaia, of which it is a municipal unit. As of 2001, it had a total population of 3,483 permanent inhabitants. The seat of the municipality was...
- VernoVernoVerno , older form Vernon, is a mountain range covering the northeastern Kastoria and southwestern Florina prefectures in Greece. Its peaks stand over ....
- Verousia
- VertiskosVertiskosVertiskos is a village and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lagkadas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,350 ....
- VoioVoioVoio is a mountain range in the southwestern Kastoria and western Kozani prefecture in Greece. The mountain is part of the Pindus mountain ranges. Its peaks stand over 1,802 m and is located in the south-central part....
- Volvi Mountains
- XirovouniXirovouniXirovouni is a former municipality in the Arta peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arta, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 4,083 . The seat of the municipality was in Ammotopos....
- Ypsari
- Zas Mountains
- Zygos Kataras