Mount Pentelicus

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Mount Pentelicus
Mount Pentelikon Πεντέλη, Πεντελικόν, Πεντελικό Όρος
Highest point
Elevation	1,109 m (3,638 ft)[1]
Coordinates	38°4′51″N 23°53′59″E / 38.08083°N 23.89972°E / 38.08083; 23.89972
Geography
Mount Pentelicus Penteli, Attica, Greece

Mount Pentelicus or Pentelikon (Greek: Πεντέλη, Πεντελικόν or Πεντελικό Όρος) is a mountain in Attica, Greece, situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. Its highest point is the peak Pyrgari, with an elevation of 1,109 m.^[1] The mountain is covered in large part with forest (about 60 or 70%), and can be seen from southern Athens (Attica), the Pedia plain, Parnitha, and the southern part of the northern suburbs of Athens. Houses surround the mountain, especially in Vrilissia, Penteli, Ekali, Dionysos, and north of Gerakas. Marble from Mount Pentelicus is of exceptionally high quality and was used to construct much of the Athenian Acropolis. Later, Pentelic marble was exported to Rome, where it was used in construction and in sculptures.^[2]

In ancient times it was also called Brilessos or Brilettos (Greek: Βριλησσός, Βριληττός) which is the origin of the name of the nearby suburb of Vrilissia.^[3]