# Mount Giona

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**Mount Giona** (Greek: Γκιώνα, also [transliterated](/source/Romanization_of_Greek) as *Gkiona*, ˈɟona) is a mountain in [Phocis](/source/Phocis), [Central Greece](/source/Central_Greece_(geographic_region)). It is located between the mountains of [Parnassus](/source/Mount_Parnassus) to the east, [Vardousia](/source/Vardousia) to the west, and [Oeta](/source/Mount_Oeta) to the north. Known in [classical antiquity](/source/Classical_antiquity) as the *Aselinon Oros* (Greek: Ασέληνον όρος, 'moonless mountain'), it is the highest mountain south of [Olympus](/source/Mount_Olympus) and the fifth overall in [Greece](/source/Greece). Pyramida is its highest peak at 2,510 metres (8,235 ft).[1] Other peaks include the Perdika (Πέρδικα, 2,484 m), Tragonoros (Τραγονόρος, 2,456 m), Platyvouna or Plativouna (Πλατυβούνα, 2,316 m), Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας, 2,298 m), Kastro (Κάστρο, 2,176 m), Vraila (Βράϊλα, 2,177 m), Paliovouni (Παλιοβούνι, 2,122 m), Pyrgos (Πύργος, 2,066 m), Lyritsa (Λυρίτσα, 2,007 m), Botsikas (Μπότσικας, 1,945 m), Kokkinari (Κοκκινάρι, 1,908 m), Tychioni (Τυχιούνι, 1,842) and another Profitis Ilias (Προφήτης Ηλίας, 1,806 m). It is drained by the river [Mornos](/source/Mornos) to the west.[2][3][4]

The nearest town is [Amphissa](/source/Amfissa), to the southeast. Smaller villages in the mountains are [Kaloskopi](/source/Kaloskopi) in the northeast, [Stromi](/source/Kallieis) in the north, [Lefkaditi](/source/Lidoriki) in the west and [Agia Efthymia](/source/Agia_Efthymia) in the southeast.

## References

1. [Oreivatein.com](http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_1.htm)

1. Mountaineering, Olympus (2020-09-08). ["Hiking and Wild Camping on Mount Giona (Mt. Aselinon)"](https://olympusmountaineering.com/2020/09/08/hiking-and-wild-camping-on-mount-giona-mt-aselinon/). *Olympus Mountaineering*. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

1. ["Discover Giona"](https://topoguide.gr/mountains/sterea_ellada/hiking_on_giona_en.php). *topoguide.gr*. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

1. ["Mount Giona"](https://mountainsgreece.com/gkiona-2-2/). *MountainsGreece*. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

## External links

- [Greek Mountain Flora](https://www.vanlife.one/Miscellaneous-galleries/Greek-Mountain-Flora/)

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