Varnous or Varnoundas ( el, Βαρνούντας, also called ''Peristeri'') is a mountain in northern
Florina regional unit,
Greece
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, situated between the town of
Florina
Florina ( el, Φλώρινα, ''Flórina''; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'.
The town of Florina is the capital of the F ...
and
Lake Prespa
The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Gree ...
, and just south of the border with
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. Its highest peak, named ''Gkarvani'', is 2,334 m.
[ It is part of the same massif that continues northwards into the Baba mountains with Mount Pelister (2,601 m) as its highest peak.
Other mountaintops includes Belavoda (''Μπελαβόδα'') at 2,179 m, Kirko (''Κίρκο'') at 2,155 m, Kotsyfa or Potistres (''Κότσυφα'' or ''Ποτίστρες'') at 2,065 m and more.
]
Trails
The E6 European long distance path
The E6 European long distance path or E6 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the northwest tip of Finland through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria to the Adriatic coast in Slovenia. A second section starts again in Greece to ...
passes over the Varnous mountain, leading through Agios Germanos and Vigla Pisoderi
Pisoderi ( el, Πισοδέρι; rup, Pisuderea) is a village 17 km west of Florina, Greece. Nearby, 5 km away, is the ski resort Vigla.
The ski center is located on Verno, Mount Verno, and currently has five lifts and ten trails. The summ ...
ou.[E6 path at Oreivatein.com]
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Ecology
The mountain is largely forested with spruce, it has an upper alpine vegetation in the highest points of the mountain. It features large animals including bears, wolves, roebucks, wild boars and wild goats. The western part of the mountain is part of Prespa Park.
External links
Greek Mountain FloraArktouros, Varnous
References
Two-thousanders of Greece
Landforms of Florina (regional unit)
Mountains of Western Macedonia
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