Pelion

Pelion
Πήλιο
Pilio
Southern hook
Highest point
Elevation1,624 m (5,328 ft)[1]
Prominence1,473 m (4,833 ft)
ListingParkland
Coordinates39°26′19″N 23°2′47″E / 39.43861°N 23.04639°E / 39.43861; 23.04639
Naming
PronunciationGreek: [ˈpiʎo]
Geography
Pelion is located in Greece
Pelion
Pelion
Greece
LocationEastern Magnesia, Greece
Parent rangePilio
Geology
Mountain typeFold
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad, climbing

Pelion or Pelium (Modern Greek: Πήλιο, Pílio; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Pēlion) is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Its highest summit, Pourianos Stavros, is 1,624 metres (5,328 ft) amsl.[1] The Greek National Road 38 (GR-38) runs through the southern portion of the peninsula and GR-38A runs through the middle.