Lapithas

Lapithas
Λαπίθας
Highest point
Elevation	773 m (2,536 ft)
Coordinates	37°31′59″N 21°38′38″E / 37.533°N 21.644°E / 37.533; 21.644Coordinates: 37°31′59″N 21°38′38″E / 37.533°N 21.644°E / 37.533; 21.644
Naming
Pronunciation	Greek: [laˈpiθas]
Geography
Lapithas southern Elis, Greece

Lapithas (Greek: Λαπίθας) is a mountain located in southern Elis in the western Peloponnese in Greece. The mountain is named after the mythical people, the Lapiths. In the west the mountain touches the Ionian Sea. It is 15 to 20 km long and 10 km wide and covers and area of 100 to 150 km². A large part of the mountain is covered with pine forests, but has suffered great damage in the forest fires of August 2007.

The Kaiafas Lake lies between the Lapithas and the Ionian Sea, northwest of the town Zacharo. The Greek National Road 76 (Megalopoli - Andritsaina - Krestena) passes northeast of the Lapithas, and the Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kalamata) lies to the west.

Smerna, Vrina and Xirochori are villages on the mountain.