Ornon_Mountains,_Crete Knowpia

Ornon
Ornon
	Ornon Mountains seen in the background from southward. In the foreground is the village of Stavrochori.
Highest point
Peak	Ornon
Elevation	1,233 m (4,045 ft)
Prominence	434 m (1,424 ft)
Isolation	2.9 km (1.8 mi) WSW
Coordinates	35°07′10″N 25°55′28″E / 35.119503°N 25.924456°E
Naming
Native name	Ὄρνον ὄρος (Greek)
Geography
	Terrain map of Crete. For a close-up of eastern Crete, expand image.
Location	The second peak to the east.
Country	Hellenic Republic
Region (periphereia)	Crete
Regional unit (periphereiakis enotetas)	Lasithi

Ornon (Greek: Ὄρνον) is a mountain range in Lasithi in eastern Crete, Greece. It trends from west to east starting at Kavousi in Ierapetra and ending at Praesos in the east. Part of the Sitia Mountains, it is northeast of Thrypti and south of the Western Siteia Foothills, which border on the north coast to the west of Sitia.

Geography edit

The Ornon mountains are entirely in the municipality of Ierapetra in Lasithi regional unit. The canyons, or gorges, are cut deeply into the edges of the massif by runoff from above, a process facilitated by the softness and solubility of limestone. Caves and deep cuts abound.

Notes edit

^ Altitude and prominence data tend to vary on the Internet, as well as the exact coordinates of the peaks, for whatever reasons. Some sources list Ornon as the highest peak, while others have Spathi. PeakVisor lists an elevation of 1,181 m (3,875 ft) for Spathi, prominence 256 m (840 ft), isolation 2.2 km (1.4 mi) E, location 35°07′20″N 25°54′08″E / 35.1222°N 25.90225°E / 35.1222; 25.90225. According to the elevations in PeakVisor, Spathi is the lesser peak.