Mount Giona (Greek: Γκιώνα, also transliterated as Gkiona, pronounced [ˈɟona])
is a mountain in Phocis, Central Greece. It is located between the mountains
of Parnassus to the east, Vardousia to the west, and Oeta to the north. Known
in classical antiquity as the Aselinon Oros
(Greek: Ασέληνον όρος, 'moonless mountain'), it is the highest mountain south
of Olympus and the fifth overall in 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 to the west.
The nearest town is Amfissa, to the southeast. Smaller villages in the mountains are
Kaloskopi in the northeast, Stromi in the north, Lefkaditi in the west and Agia Efthymia
in the southeast.
