Omplos () is a mountain in

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

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. It rises steeply from the coastal plains around

Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...

to 926 m elevation. It is separated from the higher mountain

Panachaikos The Panachaiko (, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 km from east to west. I ...

by the valley of the river Glafkos. The summit is 2 km west of the village Petroto, 4 km east of

Kallithea Kallithea (Greek language, Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration and a municipality in South Athens (regional unit), south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth larges ...

, 4 km southeast of

Saravali Saravali () is an important village and community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras. The community consists of the villages Saravali, Agio ...

and 10 km southeast of Patras city centre. The Omplos Monastery is situated on the mountain, at about 740 m elevation.GTP
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is commonly practiced on the mountain since the 1990s, and championships have been held.

References

External links

weather station of OmplosOmplos Monastery

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