Pindus Mountains

The northern Pindus rises in a succession of steep peaks, deep gorges and wooded slopes. Mount Smolikas reaches 2,637 metres above the valleys of the Aoos and its tributaries, while nearby Tymfi is cut by the Vikos and Aoos gorges. Much of Smolikas and the neighbouring ridges consists of ancient oceanic rock, raised into mountains. Black and Bosnian pines grow on these soils, giving way to high ground above the forests.