Vardousia

Vardousia, Peak Korakas. View from the west

Vardousia (Greek Βαρδούσια; ancient Greek Κόραξ, Corax ) is a mountain range in the Regional District Phocide the region of Central Greece. The mountain massif with its highest peak, the Korakas (Greek Κόρακας ) is the seventh highest mountain in Greece. The Vardousia massif is a southeastern continuation of the southern Pindos Mountains.

The Vardousia massif is considered in three geographical parts: the northern Vardousia massif with its highest peak Siniani ( altitude 2059 m), the western, very steep Vardousia massif with its highest peak Soufles (height 2260 m) located to the north and the Alogorachi summit ( altitude 2270 m) and the southern Vardousia massif. In the latter there is also the highest peak of the entire Vardousia massif, the Korakas with a height of 2495 m. The southern Massif is oriented in a north-south direction with a chain of peaks and ends with its foothills in the high plains of Lidoriki which is flooded by the Mornos reservoir. It is also the largest of the three sub- ranges. In this, there are more high peaks (from north to south) as Pyramida ( 2383 m), Kokkinias ( 2403 m), Ornio ( 2287 m), Trapezaki (1685 m) and Prophet Elias (1100 m) in close proximity to Mornos reservoir.

The entire Vardousia Massif has a maximum north - south distance 28-30 km and a maximum east-west extent of 15-16 km. To the east and east-southeast finds himself separated by the headwaters of the river Mornos the Giona massif. West of the Vardousia massif is found the mountains Kokkinias, Tsakalaki and Ardinis, west of the mountain range of the Panetoliko (all in Aetolia - Acarnania ) north-northeast the Oita Mountains (partly in Fthiotida), northwest of the mountain Oxia in the prefecture Evrytania. Southwest to find the Ori Lidorikis (already south and east of the Mornos reservoir ) and the Ori Tolofonas ( south and west of Mornos Reservoir )

• Mountain in Europe
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• Central Greece
• Mountains in Greece