Askio

View from the mountain village Vlasti Siniatsiko ( Askio ) with its snow-capped peaks

The Siniatsiko (Greek Σινίατσικο; Askio also Άσκιο ) is a mountain with a summit elevation of 2,111 m in the Regional District of Kozani Greek region of Western Macedonia. It is located southwest of the city Ptolemais in about 10 km away and in the northwest of the city of Kozani in about 25 km distance.

He is one of a range of mountains, which, according to the South at the West Macedonia region by moving from north-northwest. This series of mountains precedes the Pindos main ridge to the east and is separated from it by the upper and middle reaches of the river Aliakmona. The north-northwest neighboring mountain is the Verno ( Vitsi ), which is south-southeast of the nearby mountain Vourinos. Between the southern flank of Vitsi and the northern flank of the Siniatsiko Klisoura - pass crosses the road from Amyndeo to Kastoria. On this pass is the village Klisoura. The southern foothills of Siniatsiko meet between Kozani and Siatista on the northern foothills of the Vourinos. About the pass between Siniatsiko and Vourinos the national road leads 15 from Kozani to Grevena.

In its longitudinal axis from north-north- west to south-southeast of Siniatsiko measures approximately 33 km in diameter. He separates the Regional District Kozani geographically into two parts: west of the mountain there is the middle reaches of the Aliakmona with the small town Siatista and east of the mountain is the southern part of the plain of Eordea with the cities of Ptolemais and Kozani.

Other peaks of Siniatsiko are Agriochiros 1409 m, 1429 m Agroskordo, Padi 1366 m, 1517 m Pyrgos, Skarpa 1624 m, 1348 m Tsoukes, Skokos 1824 m, 1621 m and Magoula Makrygianni 1542m.

The mountain itself consists mainly of crystalline rocks. Significant water drains or sources he does not possess the few water sources and outflows southwest flow into the Aliakmona. A minority of small streams flowing over the lakes and Chimatitida Zazari in Lake Vegoritida over the small river Soulos to the northeast.

The western and northwestern edge of the Siniatsiko like the eastern and northeastern flank is forested. The southern flanks of the mountain, however, are vegetationsarm and rocky.

• Mountain in Europe
• Mountain in Greece
• Zweitausender
• Macedonia ( Greece)
• West Macedonia