Tomaros | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,974 m (6,476 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains in Greece |
Coordinates | 39°29′17″N 20°47′28″E / 39.488°N 20.791°E |
Naming | |
Pronunciation | Greek: [ˈtomaros] |
Geography | |
Tomaros (Greek: Τόμαρος, also Ολύτσικας - Olytsikas or Tomaros[2]) is a mountain in southwestern Ioannina regional unit, Greece. Rising to the south of the archaeological site of Dodona, it is part of the Pindus mountain range. Its maximum elevation is 1,974 m.[1] The nearest mountains are the Xerovouni to the southeast and the Souli Mountains to the southwest. There are forests in the lower areas, the highest areas consist of dry grasslands.
The nearest villages are Vargiades to the southeast, Lippa to the southwest and Dodoni to the north. The A2 motorway (Egnatia Odos, Igoumenitsa - Ioannina -Kozani - Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli) passes northwest of the mountain with tunnels.