Omplos, Oblos or Omblos (Greek: Ομπλός) is a mountain in the northern part of the prefecture of Achaia. It rises 720m above sea level. The mountain is shaped like a sugar-loaf, with a 65° slope. The mountain can be reached by three unused roads, one that leads almost to the top of the mountain, one linking to Ovrya in the West, and one in the East. It is about fifteen kilometres S.E. of Patras, seven kilometres from Exit 3 of the Patras Bypass, east of Ovrya, and about nine kiometres N.E. of GR-33. It is connected to a mountain range to the south, that rises up to 1,100m. Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda),[1][2] describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Computer generated view of Patras with Panachaiko The Panachaicus (Greek, Modern: Παναχαϊκό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, commonly Panachaïkos or Panachaiko and Panahaiko, Voidia or Vodia in medieval, post-medieval and until the beginning of the 20th century. ... Distance is a numerical description of how far apart things lie. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... This article is about the modern Greek district Achaea. ... Coordinates 38°15′ N 21°44′ E Country Greece Periphery West Greece Prefecture Achaea Province Greece Population 161,114 (2001 [1]) Area 125. ... Greece Interstate 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis. ...

Nearby Places

• Ovrya, West
• Krini, North-West
• Saravali, North-West
• Elikistra, North

Saravali is a surname Saravali (Greek: Σαράβαλι , before the 1970s, -ον, Saraválion)is a community located 6 km SE of the centre and a suburb of Patras, Greece, north of Ovrya, northeast of Mintilogi and 9 km W of the Iera...

Geography

Much of the mountain is either grass or shrub. Pine forests lie to the north-east. The winding roads are to the north, and a disused mining area – about 300m long and about 250m deep – lies south of the Patras–Moira road.

It is bounded by the Glafkos river to the North, with the exception of the area of Achaia Clauss. Farmlands, including groves and pastures, lie to the West. A small creek rises in the West, and flows south-east of Omplos, though with little water during dry months. The creek flows down to the valley, into the centre of Ovrya, flows through the middle of the main road linking Ovrya and Paralia, finally emptying into the Gulf of Patras near the factory. Two rocky ledges and another range mountains lie to the south of Omplos, and further mountains lie to the south-east. The Glafkos river is a river in Greece, the first hydroelectric power plant was built on this river. ... Gulf of Patras from space, March 1994 The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea. ...

The Omplos Monastery is in the eastern part of the range. It is nine kilometres from the Patras–Saravali Road, which links with the Patras–Clauss Road, and is fifteen kilometres south-east of Patras.

The neighboring mountain range is the Panachaicus; there are others to the East, to the North-East, and to the South. There are plains and low-lying areas to the West. The Panachaicus (Greek, Modern: Παναχαϊκό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, commonly Panachaïkos or Panachaiko and Panahaiko, Voidia or Vodia in medieval, post-medieval and until the beginning of the 20th century. ...

Much of the mountain range is in Messatida; the boundary with Patras is the Glafkos river. The Municipality of Messatida, also: Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. ...

Views on a clear day include the panorama of hills in the south-western, western, and parts of central Achaia, the Erymanthus to the South, Scollis and Movri to the West, parts of the northern Ilia, and especially southern Aitolia-Acarnania and south-central Ionian. Erymanthus was a mortal son of Apollo, who was blinded by the Goddess Aphrodite when he accidentally saw her bathing. ... Movri (Greek: Μόβρη), is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast, Oleni in the western part of the prefecture of Achaia and the western part is partly in the prefecture of Ilia with the municipality of Vouprasia. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... Aitolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία) also Aetoloacarnania, rarely Aetolia and Acarnania or Aitoloakarnania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ...

Other

Paragliding is very common in the North-West, near the top of the mountain. The sport has flourished here since the 1990s, and championships have been held, including one on March 6, 2004. Paragliding (known in some countries as parapenting) is a recreational and competitive flying sport. ... This article is very long Some browsers may have difficulty rendering this article. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Paragliding in Omplos. in German
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• Coordinates: 23°25′0″N, 36°15′0″W