Parnitha
Sign in to saveMount Parnitha (, , Katharevousa and Parnis/Parnes; sometimes Parnetha) is a lightly 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 (Καραβόλα). Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl, first created in 1961. The summit is located 18 km north of Acharnes and about 30 km north of the Athens city center. The mountain covers approximately 250 km² of land. Other peaks include Mavrovouni (Μαυροβούνι), Ornio (1,350 m), Area (1,160 m), Avgo o
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Parnitha
- Mountain.other_name
- Πάρνηθα
- Mountain.photo
- Parnitha some snow 3 Feby 2010.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Parnitha as seen from Nea Filadelfeia, Athens
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1413
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1127
- Mountain.listing
- Ribu, National park
- Mountain.location
- north of Athens, Greece
- Mountain.range
- Parnitha
- Mountain.easiest_route
- climb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain range
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Acharnes Municipality
- Elevation
- 1413
- Image
- Parnitha some snow 3 Feby 2010.jpg
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- Commons category
- Parnitha
- different from
- Parnes
- taxon found at location
- Lilium chalcedonicum
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Encyclopedic overview
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- 2007 wildfire
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Mount Parnitha (, , Katharevousa and Parnis/Parnes; sometimes Parnetha) is a lightly 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 (Καραβόλα). Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and is a protected habitat for wildfowl, first created in 1961. The summit is located 18 km north of Acharnes and about 30 km north of the Athens city center. The mountain covers approximately 250 km² of land. Other peaks include Mavrovouni (Μαυροβούνι), Ornio (1,350 m), Area (1,160 m), Avgo or Avgho (1,150 m), and Xerovouni (Ξεροβούνι, meaning "dry mountain": 1,120 m). It also has two shelters Mpafi and Flampouri. The name of the mountain dates back to ancient times, when it was under the ancient demes of Acharnae and Decelea.
== Geography == thumb|left|A satellite view of Parnitha along with most of Attica. The boundary of the mount proper is marked in light blue while its foothills are visible as the green areas immediately adjacent to the line.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parnitha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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