Dirfi ( el, Δίρφη, older form Δίρφυς - ''Dirfys'') is a mountain in the central part of the island of
Euboea
Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. At 1,743 m elevation, it is the highest mountain of Euboea.
[ The Dirfi gave its name to the municipal unit ]Dirfys
Dirfys ( el, Δίρφυς) is a former municipality in Euboea, Greece, named after Mount Dirfys. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dirfys-Messapia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an ar ...
. Its summit is 4 km west of Stropones
Stropones ( el, Στρόπωνες) is a small village and a community in the island of Euboea in central Greece. It has about 500 residents and it is located in central Euboea, from Chalcis. The village is approximately above sea level. A popu ...
, 5 km north of Steni Dirfyos
Steni Dirfyos ( el, Στενή Δίρφυος) formerly Ano Steni is a Greek village in Euboea. It is nearly located the centre of Euboea, 30 km northeast of Chalcis. It is built at a height of 440 m. in the slopes of mount Dirfys. Steni is p ...
and 28 km northeast of the city of Chalcis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...
. There are forests on the lower slopes while most of the mountain is covered with grassland and in winter with permafrost and snow.
Gallery
File:Trekking path (Dirfi).JPG, A part of the trekking path located on Dirfi mountain.
File:Dirfi river.JPG, A tiny river flowing by the Dirfi mountain.
File:Dirfi Mountain.JPG, One of the peaks of Dirfi mountain.
See also
* List of European ultra prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than . The column "Col" denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a peak in order to reach peaks with higher elevations; ...
References
Euboea
Mountains of Greece
Mountains of Central Greece
Landforms of Euboea (regional unit)
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