Pelion

Pelion
Πήλιο Pilio
Southern hook
Highest point
Elevation	1,624 m (5,328 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,473 m (4,833 ft)
Listing	Parkland
Coordinates	39°26′19″N 23°2′47″E / 39.43861°N 23.04639°E / 39.43861; 23.04639
Naming
Pronunciation	Greek: [ˈpiʎo]
Geography
Pelion Greece
Location	Eastern Magnesia, Greece
Parent range	Pilio
Geology
Mountain type	Fold
Climbing
Easiest route	Road, climbing

Pelion or Pelium (Modern Greek: Πήλιο, Pílio; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Pēlion) is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Its highest summit, Pourianos Stavros, is 1,624 metres (5,328 ft) amsl.^[1] The Greek National Road 38 (GR-38) runs through the southern portion of the peninsula and GR-38A runs through the middle.