Mount Giona


Mount Giona is a mountain in Phocis, Central Greece. It is located between the mountains of Parnassus to the east, Vardousia to the west, and Oeta to the north. Known in classical antiquity as the Aselinon Oros, it is the highest mountain south of Olympus and the fifth overall in Greece. Pyramida is its highest peak at. Other peaks include the Perdika, Tragonoros, Platyvouna or Plativouna, Profitis Ilias, Kastro, Vraila, Paliovouni, Pyrgos, Lyritsa, Botsikas, Kokkinari, Tychioni and another Profitis Ilias. It is drained by the river Mornos to the west.
The nearest town is Amfissa, to the southeast. Smaller villages in the mountains are Kaloskopi in the northeast, Stromi in the north, Lefkaditi in the west and Agia Efthymia in the southeast.