The Oneia Mountains ( or ''Oneia Ori'') are a low mountain range in
Corinthia
Corinthia (; ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Ge ...
, northeastern
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...
, Greece. The range extends 9 km from west to east, starting west of the village of
Solomos, passing south of the village of
Xylokeriza and ending near the Bay of
Kechries
Kechries (, rarely Κεχρεές) is a village in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia in Greece, part of the community of Xylokeriza. Population 319 (2021). It takes its name from the ancient port town Kenchreai or Cenchreae (), which was s ...
, on the
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of C ...
.
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The highest peaks are Profitis Ilias (), at 581m, and Oxy (), at 562 meters. The other two peaks measure 507m and 229m respectively.
The range is also known in the singular as Mount Oneio () or Mount Oneion, as well as the Xylokeriza Mountains ().
External links
Climbing on Oneia Mountainsroutes.gr
Further reading
* Stroud, R. (Hesperia 40 (1971), p. 127-145). “An Ancient Fort on Mount Oneion.”
* Caraher, W. R. and T. E. Gregory. (Hesperia 75.3 (2006), p. 327-356). “Fortifications of Mount Oneion, Corinthia.”
References
Landforms of Corinthia
Mountain ranges of Greece
Landforms of Peloponnese (region)
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