Dirfi ( el, Δίρφη, older form Δίρφυς - ''Dirfys'') is a mountain in the central part of the island of
Euboea,
Greece. At 1,743 m elevation, it is the highest mountain of Euboea.
[ The Dirfi gave its name to the municipal unit Dirfys. 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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