Mount Erymanthos

For other uses, see Erymanthus (disambiguation).

Erymanthos or Erimanthos
Ερύμανθος
The snow-capped summits of Erymanthos
Elevation	2,224 m (7,297 ft)
Pronunciation	Greek: [eˈrimanθos]
Location
Location	westcentral Achaia, 40 km south of Patras
Range	Erymanthos
Coordinates	37°21′46″N 21°59′39″E / 37.36278°N 21.99417°E / 37.36278; 21.99417Coordinates: 37°21′46″N 21°59′39″E / 37.36278°N 21.99417°E / 37.36278; 21.99417
Climbing
Easiest route	climb

Mount Erymanthos (Greek: Ερύμανθος, Latin and older form: Erymanthus) is a dense mountain range south of Patras in the middle of Achaia prefecture. The mountains is also called Olonos (Ωλονός). Historically it was in northwestern Arcadia and was the second tallest in the historic Arcadia, the northern portion belonged to the historic Achaea. It is the fourth tallest mountain in the Peloponnese peninsula with an elevation of 2,224 m and is named Olenos or Olonos. The summit is located by the prefectural boundary of the Ilia. In the south, the Achaia-Ilia prefectural boundary is situated and lasts for about 25 to 30 km.

Places located by the mountain

• Drosia
• Stavrodromi?
• Chalandritsa, north
• Kato Vlasia, east
• Lampeia, southwest

Places in the mountain

• Skiada, southwest
• Oreini, southwest

Surrounding the mountain

Erymanthos is surrounded by Mount Skollis to the west and in the middle a valley filled with farmlands, Panachaiko and Omplos to the north along with other, several smaller mountains to the east and further east Chelmos which can be seen and more to the south. Its rock colour is brown, butterscotch and tan and several dry streams can be seen at the mountaintop.

About the mountain

The mountain are heavily forested around its edges and its elevation ranges from 150 m to the north up to 800 to 1,000 m except for the south and are filled with pine, olives, cedars, birches? and spruce trees. Barren land and grasslands varies from 1,000 m up to 1,600 m and unvegetated portions up to the summit, it is also forested on the other side. Faultlines are rarely located on the mountain. Other mountain ranges connected or included includes Kallifoni and Lampeia (Divri) to the southwest. Other mountaintops includes Moungila or Mougila (Μουγγίλα) at 2,169 m, Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας) at 2,124 m, Pyrgakos or Pirgakos (Πυργάκος) at 2,050 m, one at 1,923 m, I Psili Tourla at 1,891 m, Lepida (Λεπίδα) at (1,541) m, Melissovouni (Μελισσοβούνι meaning the mountain of bees) at 1,461 m and Agios Athanasios (Άγιος Αθανάσιος) at 1,219 m. From the mountain is the source of Pineios to the southwest, Selinous to the east, Erymanthos to the south, Peiros and Parapeiros to the southeast. It is also part of the Oleni-Pindos geological zone.

Panorama

The view from the summit includes most of the western and northwestern Peloponnese, northern Arcadia and the hills of eastern Ilia. On clear days, the mountains of southern Central Greece and the mountains of the islands of Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaca can also be seen.

History

In ancient times, it was famous as the residence of the Erymanthian Boar. In Greek mythology, the king of Arcadia, Lycaon, had a boar that was named Erymanthus, after the mountain. Heracles (Hercules) captured the Erymanthian Boar and brought it back to Eurystheus as one of his 12 labors.

Between the Byzantine and the Greek War of Independence, several villages were founded, including Skiada and Oreino. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, most villages were rebuilt. On February 5, 2008, the mountain was shaken by two earthquakes measuring at 5.5 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was centred in Chalandritsa, the other in Farres, outside the ranges.

See also

• List of mountains in Greece

References

This article incorporates texts from the Greek language online encyclopedia livepedia.gr which is published under the GFDL.

External links

• Mount Erymanthos on GTP Travel Pages
• Mount Erymanthos at oreivatein.gr
• Erymanthos at the Municipality of Fares' homepage (Greek)