Mount Lapithas

Lapithas
Lapithas
Λαπίθας
Highest point
Elevation	773 m (2,536 ft)
Coordinates	37°31′59″N21°38′38″E/ 37.533°N 21.644°E
Naming
Pronunciation	Greek:[laˈpiθas]
Geography
	Lapithas southernElis,Greece

Lapithas(Greek:Λαπίθας) is amountainlocated in southernElisin the westernPeloponneseinGreece.The mountain is named after the mythical people, theLapiths.^{[citation needed]}In the west the mountain touches theIonian Sea.It is 15 to 20 km long and 10 km wide and covers and area of 100 to 150 km². A large part of the mountain is covered with pine forests, but has suffered great damage in theforest fires of August 2007.

TheKaiafas Lakelies between the Lapithas and the Ionian Sea, northwest of the townZacharo.TheGreek National Road 76(Megalopoli - Andritsaina - Krestena) passes northeast of the Lapithas, and theGreek National Road 9/E55(Patras - Pyrgos - Kalamata) lies to the west.

Nearest places

Smerna,VrinaandXirochoriare villages on the mountain.

External links

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