Mount Agathias Explained

Mount Agathias
Other Name:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγκαθιάς
Elevation M:2424
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:103
Location:Crete, Greece
Map:Greece
Label Position:top
Coordinates:35.2202°N 24.7836°W
First Ascent:ancestral
Easiest Route:hike

Mount Agathias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγκαθιάς), at 2,424 m, is one of the highest mountains on Crete.[2]

Features

Located in the Rethymno regional unit, the Agathias stands close to the Psiloritis, the highest summit of Mount Ida massif and of the whole island. It belongs to the water divide between the southern part of Crete, tributary of the Libyan Sea, and the northern one, facing the Aegean Sea. A saddle at 2321 m West of mount Agathias connects it with the Psiloritis, while eastwards the ridge continues with Mount Voloumenou.[3] A natural park, member of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network, includes the Agathias and the Mt. Ida massif as a whole.

Access to the summit

The summit of Mount Agathias can be reached following a track on a rocky terrain branching from the E4 European long distance path.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 25205. Mount Ida, Greece. 14 September 2019.
  2. https://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=364 "Greek Islands:"Mount Agathias height"
  3. 1:35.000 scale map nr.11.14 – Ψηλορείτης (Agathias) . Anavasi .
  4. Web site: Mt. Ida (Timios Stavros, 2456m), Agathias (2424m), Vouloumenou (2267m), Kousakas (2211m) . 14 September 2019 .