Irlandos at 09:49, January 12, 2006

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!bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Hymettus
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Elevation]]:|| 2,410 m (7,900 ft) (Agios Ilias)
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Latitude]]:||37.963/37°56'48" N
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Longitude]]:||23.81667/23°49'" E
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Location:||eastcentral [[Attica]] about 15 km E of [[Athens]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Distance|Length]]:|| approx. 15 to 20 km, north to south<br>approx. from 5 to 7 km from east to west
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Easiest [[Climbing route|route]]:||climb, road
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'''Hymettus''', also '''Hymettos''' (Gr. ''Υμηττός'', phonetic spelling ''Imitós'') is a mountain range in Athens Area, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellos'' or ''Trellovouno'' (crazy mountain), probably because of its propensity to change colors under shifting sunlight. The height is 1,026 m at '''Evzonas''' and the length is 16 km (10 mi) between [[Athens]] and the [[Saronic Gulf]] and 6 to 7 km from east to west. It was noted for its thyme honey. Marble has been quarried since antiquity. The neighboring communities that surround the mountain are [[Athens]], [[Zografou]], [[Kaisariani]], [[Vyronas]], [[Ilissia]], [[Helioupolis]], [[Elliniko]], [[Glyfada]], [[Voula]] and [[Vouliagmeni]] in the west, [[Varkiza]], [[Vari]], [[Markopoulo]] and [[Paeania]] to its east, and [[Papagou]], [[Aghia Paraskevi]], [[Gerakas]] and [[Glyka Nera]]. Most of the forest is in the north, and much of the mountain is rocky, deforested, grassy and made out of limestone.

Major campuses of the Athens University and the National Technical University (collectively called "University Town") are located on the west-facing slope, between the newly-built "Hymettus Ring", a ring road connencted with the [[Attiki Odos]] freeway with five interchanges beginning with Y and are filled with tunnels, and the Athens urban sprawl. A transmitter park for all major TV and radio stations is located at the top of the mountain. Urban housing almost surrounds the entire mountain range. Access to the top of the mountain are restricted to authorized vehicles for the towers

Almost all of Athens, eastern suburbs, and the new airport can be seen from the mountaintop along with a few mountains of [[Parnitha]] to its northwest, [[Penteli]] to its north, and [[Aegaleo]] to its west. The valley areas that creates the lowest passes are to the south and one further south.

==External links==

*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=23.81667&longitude=37.963&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=23.81667&lons1=37.963&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.963,23.81667 Google]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.963,23.81667&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] - image not yet available

[[Category:Athens]]
[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
[[Category:Mountains of Greece]]

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Irlandos at 09:49, January 12, 2006