Askio

Askio

Geobox | Range
name=Askio
name_label=Pronunciation: As•ki•o
native_name=Άσκιο


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country=Greece
region=Kozani | region1=Kastoria
region_type=Prefectures
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length=30| length_orientation=NW-SE
width=20 | width_orientation=NE-SW
highest=
highest_elevation=2111
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Askio ( _el. Άσκιο) is a mountain range covering the western Kozani and a part of the Kastoria prefectures in Greece. Its peaks stand over 2,111 m.

The GR-20 (GR-20 (Kozani - Konitsa - Ioannina) is to the south and the GR-3/E65 (Larissa - Kozani - Florina - Niki. Its length is approximately 30 km from northwest to southeast and its width is approximately 15 to 20 km from southwest to northeast.

Nearest places

*Germas, northwest
*Vlasti, north
*Ardassa, north-northeast
*Asvestochori, northeast
*Mavrodendri, east
*Kozani, southeast
*Vatero, south
*Alonakia, southwest
*Skiti, south
*Galatini, southwest
*Dryovouno, west

Information

Forests dominate the low lying areas of the mountain and contains pine and spruce trees, the valley areas, grasslands, bushes and unvegetated portions dominate the higher elevations. The area around the mountain contains villages and forest roads as well as hiking trails, several roads do not connect both sides of the mountain range.

Panorama

Its panorama includes the northern Pindus mountains including Chasia, Tymfos, Smolikas and Grammos, the mountains to the north, the valley to the east, the Vermio mountains to the east and can rarely see Mount Olympus and its adjacent mountains to the southeast as well as the Ptolemaida Mine.

ee also

*List of mountains in Greece

References


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