Mount Ainos

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title: "Mount Ainos" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["landforms-of-cephalonia", "mountains-of-greece", "national-parks-of-greece", "tourist-attractions-in-the-ionian-islands-(region)", "mountains-of-the-ionian-islands-(region)", "one-thousanders-of-greece", "ultra-prominent-peaks-of-europe"] description: "Mountain in Greece" topic_path: "general/landforms-of-cephalonia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ainos" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Greece ::

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Field	Value
name	Aenos
other_name	Αίνος
photo	Mount-Aenos.JPG
photo_caption	Mount Aenos from Lixouri
elevation_m	1628
elevation_ref
prominence_m	1628
prominence_ref
listing	Ultra
location	Kefalonia, Greece
coordinates
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easiest_route	Short walk
map	Greece
label	Mount Ainos
label_position	top
relief	1
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-wikidata	yes
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Mount Aenos or Ainos (Ancient Greek: * Ὄρος Αἶνος*; Modern Greek: * Όρος Αίνος*; Italian: Monte Nero or Montagna Nera) is the tallest mountain on the Ionian island of Cephalonia, Greece, with an elevation of 1628 m. Its bedrock is predominantly dolomite and limestone of Cretaceous age.

Most of the mountain range is designated as a National Park area and is covered with Greek fir (Abies cephalonica) and black pine (Pinus nigra). Pine forests are found between the elevations of 700 to. Semi-wild ponies inhabit its forest. On clear days, the view includes the northwest Peloponnese and Aetolia along with the islands of Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca.

No ski resorts are found on this mountain range, but there are beautiful caves to be seen in the north. A highway passing over the mountain range connecting traffic from southwestern to the eastern part of the island is one of the few roads going into the mountain range. Approximately 3,000 to 4,000 people live on the slopes of Ainos. Multiple television and cellphone relay towers occupy the summit.

According to Strabo, on the mountain there was a sanctuary dedicated to Zeus Ainesios. This sanctuary is also mentioned by Hesiod.

Walking Route

The easiest way to get to the summit is to drive along the Mt Ainos road from the North West to the transmitter station. Leave your car here and then continue along the dirt track on foot for about 10 minutes until you reach some steps to the right and a sign post. Go up these steps for another 10 minutes to reach the summit. A concrete post at the summit has a metal container strapped to it, this contains a visitor book.

A more strenuous walk is the well maintained and signposted route from Digaleto, on the road from Sami to Poros. Drive, or walk, along the road heading West, signposted to Ainos/Einos. The official walk starts at a quarry, about 1 km out of the village. Walk through the quarry and follow the signs containing a white square on a yellow background (some of these signs are a little rusty and appear to be red, or will have fallen down but the pathway is quite obvious). All the major junctions have a map and most have shaded rest areas. Much of the walk is below the tree line and can be cool even in the summer, there are occasional view points along the route. The climb is 1096 metres and the length is 6.5 km. Mount Ainos in Kefalonia Greece.jpg|Mount Ainos viewed from the west Ainos National Park, Kefallonia, Greece (4).jpg|Greek fir forest at Ainos

References

References

1. [http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_1.htm Oreivatein.com]
2. [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/EuroCoreP1500m.html "Europe Ultra-Prominences"]. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
3. "Geology of AINOS mountain".
4. "Protected Areas". Goulandri National History Museum.
5. [http://www.kefaloniainfo.net/kefalonia-mount-ainos.php ''Mount Ainos of Kefalonia''] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-12 on kefaloniainfo.net.)
6. Markessinis, Andreas. (March 2024). "All the mentions of the altar of Zeus Ainesios in books".

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