Mount Lapithas

Lapithas (Greek: Λαπίθας) is a mountain located in southern Elis in the western Peloponnese in Greece. The mountain is named after the mythical people, the Lapiths.^{[citation needed]} In the west the mountain touches the Ionian Sea. It is 15 to 20 km long and 10 km wide and covers and area of 100 to 150 km². A large part of the mountain is covered with pine forests, but has suffered great damage in the forest fires of August 2007.

Lapithas
Λαπίθας
Highest point
Elevation	773 m (2,536 ft)
Coordinates	37°31′59″N 21°38′38″E
Naming
Pronunciation	Greek: [laˈpiθas]
Geography
Lapithas southern Elis, Greece

The Kaiafas Lake lies between the Lapithas and the Ionian Sea, northwest of the town Zacharo. The Greek National Road 76 (Megalopoli - Andritsaina - Krestena) passes northeast of the Lapithas, and the Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kalamata) lies to the west.

Nearest places

Smerna, Vrina and Xirochori are villages on the mountain.

• North: Krestena, Gryllos, Graikas
• East: Platiana and Makistos
• South: Zacharo
• West: Kato Samiko

External links

Media related to Lapithas Mountain at Wikimedia Commons