Askio (; Pronunciation: As•ki•o) is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

in the northwestern part of the

Kozani Kozani (, ) is a town in northern Greece, capital of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas, Aliakmonas riv ...

and the eastern part of the

Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...

regional units in northern

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. The elevation of its highest peak, Siniatsiko, is .Oreivatein.com
There are forests in the northern part. It stretches from the village Kleisoura in the northwest to Xirolimni in the southeast, over a length of about . The nearest mountains are the

Verno Verno () or Vitsi () is a forested mountain range in the southern part of the Florina and the northeastern part of the Kastoria regional units in Western Macedonia, northern Greece. The elevation of its highest peak is . It stretches from the ...

to the northwest, the

Vourinos Vourinos () is a mountain range covering the eastern Grevena (regional unit), Grevena and southern Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional units of Greece, regional units in Greece. Its highest elevation is . Its length is approximately from no ...

to the south and the Vermio to the northeast. It is drained by tributaries of the Aliakmonas to the west and south, and towards the

Lake Vegoritida Lake Vegoritida (, ''Limni Vegoritida''), also historically referred to as Lake Ostrovo (, ''Limni Ostrovou''), is one of the largest natural lakes in northern Greece. Located in the region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, it lies 6 km northeast ...

to the northeast. The nearest towns are

Siatista Siatista () is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Kozani (regional unit), Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Voio (muni ...

to the south,

Ptolemaida Ptolemaida (, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, ''Ptolemaïs'') is a town and a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Eordaia, of which it i ...

to the northeast and

to the southeast. Mountain villages in the Askio mountains include Vlasti in the central part, Eratyra and Skiti in the south and Milochori, Anarrachi,

Variko Variko (, before 1926: Μόκραινα – ''Mokraina''; Bulgarian/) is a village and a former community in Florina regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amyntaio, of which ...

and Kleisoura in the north. The A2 Egnatia Odos motorway (

Igoumenitsa Igoumenitsa () is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit of Thesprotia. Igoumenitsa is the chief port of Thesprotia and Epirus, and one of the largest passenger ports of Greece, connecting northwestern Main ...

Ioannina Ioannina ( ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus (region), Epirus, an Modern regions of Greece, administrative region in northwester ...

- Kozani -

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

) runs south of the mountains.

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Askio (Siniatsiko), Kozani terrain map
by Geopsis Landforms of Kozani (regional unit) Mountain ranges of Greece Landforms of Western Macedonia

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