Mount Othrys

Mount Othrys
Mount Othrys Phthiotis and Magnesia, Greece
Elevation	1,726 m (5,663 ft) summit: Gerakovouni
Location
Coordinates	39°1′1″N 22°42′35″E / 39.01694°N 22.70972°E / 39.01694; 22.70972Coordinates: 39°1′1″N 22°42′35″E / 39.01694°N 22.70972°E / 39.01694; 22.70972
Climbing
Easiest route	climb

Mount Othrys (Greek: Όρος Όθρυς', transliteration: oros Othris) is a mountain in Central Greece in the northeastern part of Fthiotis and southern part of Magnesia. The mountaintop is at the prefectural and the regional border at 1,728 m. Much of the area is unpopulated in the northern part and the southwestern part. Anavra is the exception making it one of the few communities in southwestern Magnesia. The length from west to east is about 15 to 20 km and the width from north to south is about 10 to 15 km. It is located NE of Lamia, SE of Domokos and SSW of the Volos area. Much of the mountain is rocky. Forests are also in the mountain range and surround the mountain. The main source of rock is ophiolite.

The panorama includes the southwestern part of Magnesia and parts of the southeastern part of Magnesia along with the southern part of the prefecture of Larissa, northeastern, central, northwestern and most of Fthiotis and the northwestern part of the island of Euboea. The roads surround the southern part of the mountain range. The central and northern part of the mountain does not have many roads. The entire area is also a parkland. The mountain has a few mountaintops. The mountain also includes valleys and streams. The area lower than 1,000 m has forests and much of the area is forested. The municipal boundary of Stylida and several municipalities and a communal boundary with Anavra are in the mountain range. Works about the mountain include the Geochemistry of the Othrys Ophiolite: Evidence for Refertilization

Nearest places

• Neraida, southwest
• Neochori, west
• Anavra, northwest
• Agia Triada, northeast
• Agis Ioannis, east
• Raches Stylidas, south
• Palaiokerasia, south

History

On February 5, 1991, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules 748 crashed into the mountain, killing 63 people.

Mythology

In Greek mythology Mount Othrys was the base of the Titans during the ten year war with the Olympian Gods known as the Titanomachy. It was assaulted by the Greek gods, led by Zeus. Zeus later overthrew his father and gained dominion in all of the heavens and the earth.

Other

• The ship Mount Othrys is named after this mountain range.
• Othrys is the first layer of the outer plane Carceri in the Planescape campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons
• In the Rick Riordan series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Mount Othrys had been transported to Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California.

External links

• http://www.mindat.org/loc-9703.html
• http://www.mindat.org/loc-18682.html
• Structural Pertology of Plagioclase Peridotites in the West Othris
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makrakomi
• In Greek:
  • http://www.mylona.gr/othris.htm
  • http://2tee-almyr.mag.sch.gr/town/Almyros/othrys.html