Asterousia Mountains

Asterousia Mountains
Asterousia Mountains, Crete
Highest point
Elevation1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Parent peakKofinas
Geography
Map
LocationCrete
Geology
Mountain typeMountain range

The Asterousia Mountains are a range in southern Crete separating the Messara Plain from the Libyan Sea.[1] Evidence of ancient Cretan cultures have been found in excavations performed within sites contained in this range; moreover, one of the most significant Minoan sites on Crete has been excavated at nearby Phaistos to the north; apparently, the Phaistos palace was designed to permit views over the expansive Messara Plain and the Asterousi Mountains.[2] A further historical name for this range is reported by Encyclopædia Britannica as the Kofinos Range, named after the highest peak of Asteroussia, Kofinas (1231 m).[3]

  1. ^ "Asterousia Mountains". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
  3. ^ Administrator. "Asterousia Mountains". cretanbeaches.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.