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Lygkos (Greek: Λύγκος), also transliterated as Lyngos) is a remote mountain range in the eastern Ioannina and the western Grevena regional unit in northwestern Greece. It is a part of the Pindus mountain range. Its highest point is the Avgo, at 2,177 m elevation.[1] The Lygkos mountains lie in a horseshoe shape around the Valia Kalda (Βάλια Κάλντα) valley, which exits towards the Aoos valley to the west. The Valia Kalda is part of the Pindus-Valia Kalda National Park, founded in 1966. It is one of the coldest and wettest regions of Greece.[2] The mountains are densely forested, with alpine meadows in the highest elevations.
The Lygkos mountains are drained by the river Aoos to the west and by the river Venetikos, a tributary of the Haliacmon, to the east. The nearest mountain ranges are the Vasilitsa to the north, Chasia to the east, Lakmos to the south and Tymfi to the west. The nearest villages are Vovousa to the west and Perivoli to the north. The town Metsovo is about 15 km to the south.
References
^ a b Oreivatein.com
^ Protected areas of Ioannina (Greek)
Coordinates: 39.89°N 21.13°E
Nearest mountain ranges
Chasia, southeast
Tymfi, west
Smolikas, northwest
Nearest places
- Samarina, north
- Filimpatsi, north-northeast
- Smiza, northeast
- Perivolia, east
- Vovousa, southwest
- Laisto, west
- Dratisto, west-northwest
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Forests dominate the low lying areas of the mountain and contains pine and spruce trees, the valley areas, grasslands, bushes and unvegetated portions dominate the higher elevations. The area around the mountain contains villages and forest roads as well as hiking trails.
Panorama
Its panorama includes the mountains to the north, the Aliakmon valley to the east, the Chasia mountains to the southeast, the Mitsikeli to the southwest, the Tymfi mountains to the west and the Smolikas to the northwest
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