What is Mount Kyllini?
{{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Kyllini | photo = Stymfalia-north 2006.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Kyllini as seen from [[Stymphalia]] | elevation_m = 2376 | elevation_ref =<ref name=uib>{{cite web |url=http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europf.html#ziria |title=Mountain Info |publisher=Institutt for Informatikk, Universitetet I Bergen |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> | prominence_m = 1870 | prominence_ref = <ref name=uib/> | listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]] | map = Greece | map_caption = Location in Greece | map_size = 280 | label = Mount Kyllini | label_position = right | location = Western [[Corinthia]], [[Greece]] | coordinates = {{coord|37|56|23|N|22|23|49|E}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=uib/> | first_ascent = | easiest_route = YDS class 2 }} '''Mount Kyllini''' or '''Mount Cyllene''' {{lang-el|Κυλλήνη}}, sometimes Ζήρια, is a [[mountain]] on the [[Peloponnese]] [[peninsula]] in [[Greece]]. It is famous for its [[wikt:association|association]] with the [[wikt:god|god]] [[Hermes]]. Mount Kyllini rises to {{convert|2374|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above [[sea level]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Kyllini |title=Mount Kyllini – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering |publisher=Meteo365.com |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> This makes it the second highest point on the peninsula. It is located near the [[border]] between the historic regions of [[Arcadia]] and [[Achaea]]—in the northeast of [[Arcadia]]. It is located [[west]] of [[Corinth]], [[northwest]] of [[Stymfalia]], [[north]] of [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]], and [[south]] of [[Derveni, Corinthia|Derveni]]. Much of the mountain is [[wikt:desolate|desolate]] and [[wikt:rock|rock]]y. The area below {{convert|2000|m}} is largely [[forest]]ed. There is an [[observatory]] at {{convert|908|m}}, at 22.67 east [[longitude]] and 37.97 north [[latitude]]. [[Road]]s pass near the southern and western slopes, but there are not many on the mountain itself, as much of the mountain is part of a [[park]]. == References ==