Mount Erymanthos
mountain in Erymanthos municipality, Greece
Mount Erymanthos (Greek: Ερύμανθος, Latin: Erymanthus) overall is an irregular massif of peaks connected by ridges embedded in the mountains located in the north of the Peloponnese, Greece. Erymanthos is on the west side. Its highest peak, Olenos or Olonos (Ωλενός or Ωλονός), Olenos original and preferred, elevation 2,224 m (7,297 ft), is often called Mount Erymanthus, and conversely, Mount Olenos can be used for the entire range, although the customary usage is Erymanthos for the range and Olenos for the peak.
Geographical features
Olenos is not a single peak. The topography close-up depicts a three-peak complex, three main peaks, of course, as any terrain presents many bumps under various descriptions. The summit is a N-S directed ridge with Olenos on the north, and another peak, Granitis, elevation 2,192 m (7,192 ft), 32 m (105 ft) lower, on the south. Olenos is at 37.988197°N 21.83422°E / 37.988197; 21.83422. Granitis is at 37.986724°N 21.834143°E / 37.986724; 21.834143. The horizontal difference between peaks is 166 m (182 yd). The key col of Granitis is 38 m (42 yd) to the NE. The prominence of Granitis is 4 m (13 ft).
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